Exam 11: The American Class Structure and Growing Inequality

Intergenerational social mobility slowed in the Age of Growing Inequality.

Who is not considered to be a part of the capitalist class?

What is not one of the three broader categories of social classes?

The lower boundary of ______, defined by commitment to employment, is blurred by the tendency of some individuals to move back and forth across it.

The ______ is defined by its dependence on income-producing wealth.

What class is a highly credentialed group?

The political influence of ______ group has declined significantly as the good-producing industries of the economy, which typically had strong union membership, have contracted.

The middle class is large and diverse.

Workers in routine white-collar jobs would be considered members of ______.

All of the following are true about the American middle class EXCEPT ______.

For which class is higher education most likely?

What class is defined by their dependence on income-producing wealth?

According to the author of the text, there are currently how many class levels?

In what types of occupations are members of the middle class typically employed?

What has become increasingly concentrated at the top of the class hierarchy?

Which one of the following is NOT one of the six classes identified by the authors?

Wealth provides the broadest and most continuous measure we have of economic inequality.

The changing character of work has largely eliminated the traditional differences between blue-collar and white-collar employment.

List and provide a brief description of each of the six classes defined by Gilbert.

Public policy has become more responsive to ______ classes and less responsive to ______ classes.