Question 1

Describe how boarding schools fit the definition of Goffman's total institutions.

Accepted Answer

They isolate their members from the outside world and provide them with a set of routines and traditions that encompass most of their waking hours. The end result is a feeling of separateness and superiority that comes from having survived a rigorous education.

Question 2

Explain the paradoxical position of many women of the upper class.

Accepted Answer

They are subordinate to male members of their class, but they nonetheless exercise important class power in some institutional arenas.

Question 3

What happened to debutante balls after they declined during the late 1960s and early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They disappeared from the upper-class social scene. 
B)  They became a symbol of hope for independent women. 
C)  They had a resurgence in the mid-1970s. 
D)  They redesigned themselves to be more philanthropic. 
A)  They disappeared from the upper-class social scene. 
B)  They became a symbol of hope for independent women. 
C)  They had a resurgence in the mid-1970s. 
D)  They redesigned themselves to be more philanthropic. C

Question 4

All of the following are typical occupations of upper-class males except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate lawyer 
B)  corporate executive 
C)  executive chef 
D)  banker 
A)  corporate lawyer 
B)  corporate executive 
C)  executive chef 
D)  banker

Question 5

Susan Ostrander found that the role of ______ is a central preoccupation of upper-class women.

Accepted Answer

A)  mother 
B)  wife 
C)  chief executive 
D)  community volunteer 
A)  mother 
B)  wife 
C)  chief executive 
D)  community volunteer

Question 6

Which type of social club took the place of downtown men's clubs?

Accepted Answer

A)  yacht clubs 
B)  country clubs 
C)  hunting clubs 
D)  garden clubs 
A)  yacht clubs 
B)  country clubs 
C)  hunting clubs 
D)  garden clubs

Question 7

Many young children of the upper class begin their education at ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  private local day schools 
B)  quiet, rural boarding schools 
C)  elite day care centers 
D)  preschools associated with high-status churches 
A)  private local day schools 
B)  quiet, rural boarding schools 
C)  elite day care centers 
D)  preschools associated with high-status churches

Question 8

The social cohesion within the upper class is evidenced by ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the many sporting events at clubs 
B)  overlapping memberships in various cities 
C)  participants' enthusiastic participation in club life 
D)  the frequency of names listed in the Social Register. 
A)  the many sporting events at clubs 
B)  overlapping memberships in various cities 
C)  participants' enthusiastic participation in club life 
D)  the frequency of names listed in the Social Register.

Question 9

Briefly discuss the continuity of the upper class.

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Why did country clubs typically offer family dinners on Thursday nights?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

The author asserts that American upper class must exist as a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  set of interrelated social institutions 
B)  aristocratic enclave 
C)  collection of comfortable families 
D)  isolated individual role 
A)  set of interrelated social institutions 
B)  aristocratic enclave 
C)  collection of comfortable families 
D)  isolated individual role

Question 12

Which organization was created to provide internships, role models, and mutual support for women in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Country Club of Detroit 
B)  The Rotary Club 
C)  The Social Register 
D)  The Junior League 
A)  The Country Club of Detroit 
B)  The Rotary Club 
C)  The Social Register 
D)  The Junior League

Question 13

The social club is all of the following except a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  place of power 
B)  source of pride 
C)  tradition of exclusivity 
D)  sense of fraternity 
A)  place of power 
B)  source of pride 
C)  tradition of exclusivity 
D)  sense of fraternity

Question 14

Name the four different types of empirical studies that establish the existence of an interrelated set of social institutions, organizations, and social activities.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Many upper-class students will never see the inside of a ______ school.

Accepted Answer

A)  boarding 
B)  public 
C)  rural 
D)  private 
A)  boarding 
B)  public 
C)  rural 
D)  private

Exam 24: Who Rules America: The Corporate Community and the Upper Class

Describe how boarding schools fit the definition of Goffman's total institutions.

Explain the paradoxical position of many women of the upper class.

What happened to debutante balls after they declined during the late 1960s and early 1970s?

All of the following are typical occupations of upper-class males except ______.

Susan Ostrander found that the role of ______ is a central preoccupation of upper-class women.

Which type of social club took the place of downtown men's clubs?

Many young children of the upper class begin their education at ______.

The social cohesion within the upper class is evidenced by ______.

Briefly discuss the continuity of the upper class.

Why did country clubs typically offer family dinners on Thursday nights?

The author asserts that American upper class must exist as a(n) ______.

Which organization was created to provide internships, role models, and mutual support for women in the early 1900s?

The social club is all of the following except a ______.

Name the four different types of empirical studies that establish the existence of an interrelated set of social institutions, organizations, and social activities.

Many upper-class students will never see the inside of a ______ school.

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