Exam 7: Class and Stratification in the United States.

Describe consequences of inequality in relation to physical and mental health and nutrition.

In a __________, marriage is endogamous, meaning that people are allowed to marry only within their own group.

Social inequality and poverty have both economic and structural sources. According to your text, the major cause of poverty is __________.

Sociologist Max Weber placed categories of people who have a similar level of wealth and income in the same class. He identified a privileged commercial class of __________ -wealthy bankers, ship owners, professionals, and merchants who possess similar financial resources.

__________ include(s) property such as buildings, land, farms, houses, factories, and cars, as well as other assets such as bank accounts, corporate stocks, bonds, and insurance policies. It is computed by subtracting all debt obligations and converting the remaining assets into cash.

Olin Wright has written on Marx's view of social stratification. Discuss his criticisms of Marx. List and briefly define/explain his (i.e., Wright's) model of stratification.

Congress has not passed an increase in the federal minimum wage in 20 years.

According to the social class model developed by sociologists Dennis Gilbert and Joseph Kahl, a combination of three factors qualifies people for the __________ class: university degrees, authority and independence on the job, and high income.

Sociologists Dennis Gilbert and Joseph Kahl developed a widely used model of social classes based on three elements: religion, occupation of family head, and family income.

__________ is the economic gain derived from wages, salaries, income transfers (government aid), and ownership of property.