Exam 12: Income, Social Class, and Family Structure

Briefly explain the three types of social mobility.

Jack and Jill were married last year. Jack works construction and Jill is a waitress. This is an example of:

The biggest emerging consumer market at present is know by its acronym BRIC. What does it stand for?

When Otis visited Toronto he watched CNN on TV in his hotel and went to hear the symphony orchestra. Most likely he belongs to:

What does potlatch mean? Give a modern-day equivalent.

Katrina,a new recruit for Maple Leaf Foods,is promoted very quickly over longer-term employees,and is given a parking space with the company vice presidents. This is an example of:

Victor wanted to be able to show Marilyn's parents that he had some money,too,so he wore his best Italian suit and his TAG Hauer watch. They were Victor's way of advertising his achievements. Products used in this way are called:

Social mobility is possible in almost any society if the person possesses something that the culture highly values.

Consumer confidence refers to how sure consumers feel about their being able to make the right product and brand choices.

The German sociologist Max Weber broke social rankings down into which three types?

A good definition of an extended family unit is ________ living together.

Samuel would like to use occupational prestige to measure social class,but his study is international,and the prestige of occupations changes from one culture to the next.

Sandra Jackson decided to become a university professor after several years as a doctor. She still wanted to help people; she just wanted to do it differently. Sandra's change in social status is an example of which of the following?

How do consumers' beliefs about the state of the economy affect spending patterns?

The total fertility rate is the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age.

What is consumer confidence and how does it affect spending behaviour?

According to 2008 global statistics,almost 2.5 billion people lived on how much money per day?

In the Middle East,women with money tend to seek out the latest in Western luxury brands.

Although members of a particular social group carry the same identity of membership,some members are better off,better liked or respected,and have more authority or power than others. The group exhibits:

What does the family life cycle (FLC)concept intend to do?