Question 1

Americans are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  uncomfortable making class distinctions 
B)  unable to rank different occupations 
C)  less able to make distinctions among those close to themselves in the hierarchy than far away 
D)  comfortable with the idea of social inequality 
A)  uncomfortable making class distinctions 
B)  unable to rank different occupations 
C)  less able to make distinctions among those close to themselves in the hierarchy than far away 
D)  comfortable with the idea of social inequality

Question 2

How was the class level of children measured in Warner's study in Yankee City?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children were assigned the status level of their parents. 
B)  Children were assigned a status group based on the school they attended. 
C)  Children were assigned a status based on the neighborhood they lived in. 
D)  Children were not included in the study. 
A)  Children were assigned the status level of their parents. 
B)  Children were assigned a status group based on the school they attended. 
C)  Children were assigned a status based on the neighborhood they lived in. 
D)  Children were not included in the study.

Question 3

The PBS documentary People Like Us: Social Class in America is based on systematic research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to Coleman and Rainwater, members of the upper-upper class get most of their income from inherited wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How does the Coleman-Rainwater metropolitan model differ from the Gilbert-Kahl national model outlined in Chapter 1?

Accepted Answer

(See Table 2.2. in the text) There are s

Question 6

Americans engage in greater "ranking consistency" than "cutting consistency" when identifying where people go in the social class structure. What is the difference between the two of them? Use examples in your definition.

Accepted Answer

(1) People perceive a rank order. 
(2) T

Question 7

The PBS documentary People Like Us: Social Class in America is primarily about ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the vast differences in wealth seen in America 
B)  the vast differences in income in America 
C)  the struggles that members of the lower class must go through to find employment 
D)  the way Americans experience class differences 
A)  the vast differences in wealth seen in America 
B)  the vast differences in income in America 
C)  the struggles that members of the lower class must go through to find employment 
D)  the way Americans experience class differences

Question 8

The Gilbert-Kahl model was based solely on economic considerations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the Gilbert-Kahl model, the class at the top of the model with the most wealth is termed ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  elites 
B)  capitalists 
C)  upper-upper class 
D)  bourgeoisie 
A)  elites 
B)  capitalists 
C)  upper-upper class 
D)  bourgeoisie

Question 10

Coleman and Rainwater found that working-class families were more likely to own larger and more expensive automobiles than middle-class families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Americans are ______.

How was the class level of children measured in Warner's study in Yankee City?

The PBS documentary People Like Us: Social Class in America is based on systematic research.

According to Coleman and Rainwater, members of the upper-upper class get most of their income from inherited wealth.

How does the Coleman-Rainwater metropolitan model differ from the Gilbert-Kahl national model outlined in Chapter 1?

Americans engage in greater "ranking consistency" than "cutting consistency" when identifying where people go in the social class structure. What is the difference between the two of them? Use examples in your definition.

The PBS documentary People Like Us: Social Class in America is primarily about ______.

The Gilbert-Kahl model was based solely on economic considerations.

In the Gilbert-Kahl model, the class at the top of the model with the most wealth is termed ______.

Coleman and Rainwater found that working-class families were more likely to own larger and more expensive automobiles than middle-class families.

Social Class in America

Social Class, Occupation, and Social Change

Wealth and Income

Socialization, Association, Lifestyles, and Values

Social Mobility: The Societal Context

Family, Education, and Career

Elites, the Capitalist Class, and Political Power

Class Consciousness and Class Conflict

Poverty and Public Policy

The American Class Structure and Growing Inequality

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Exam 2: Position and Prestige

Americans are ______.

How was the class level of children measured in Warner's study in Yankee City?

The PBS documentary People Like Us: Social Class in America is based on systematic research.

According to Coleman and Rainwater, members of the upper-upper class get most of their income from inherited wealth.

How does the Coleman-Rainwater metropolitan model differ from the Gilbert-Kahl national model outlined in Chapter 1?

Americans engage in greater "ranking consistency" than "cutting consistency" when identifying where people go in the social class structure. What is the difference between the two of them? Use examples in your definition.

The PBS documentary People Like Us: Social Class in America is primarily about ______.

The Gilbert-Kahl model was based solely on economic considerations.

In the Gilbert-Kahl model, the class at the top of the model with the most wealth is termed ______.

Coleman and Rainwater found that working-class families were more likely to own larger and more expensive automobiles than middle-class families.

Social Class in America

Social Class, Occupation, and Social Change

Wealth and Income

Socialization, Association, Lifestyles, and Values

Social Mobility: The Societal Context

Family, Education, and Career

Elites, the Capitalist Class, and Political Power

Class Consciousness and Class Conflict

Poverty and Public Policy

The American Class Structure and Growing Inequality

Filters