Exam 7: Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Studies in which people are asked to rate jobs in terms of "prestige" show some differences in ratings by age. Which person would a millennial be most likely to categorize as having the highest occupational prestige?

According to the textbook, what three main characteristics do social systems of stratification share? Provide an example of each.

In two to three sentences, describe the working poor. What is one explanation for why those who are working are still in poverty?

A stratification system in which certain people are owned as property is known as:

Suheir Shedd is a university professor. Which of the following would constitute her wealth?

According to Pierre Bourdieu, working-class parents are just as interested in their children's education as middle- and upper-class parents, but they lack the ________ to help their children experience social mobility.

Davis and Moore's explanation of class stratification differs from that of Marx and Weber because:

Which of the following best explains why Latino household income has stagnated and fallen far behind that of white households?

In the U.S. class system, the poorest of the poor, who are structurally disadvantaged and are least likely to move out of their class position, are called the:

Income inequality has increased dramatically since the 1970s, as the richest 20 percent saw its incomes rise ________, while the poorest 20 percent saw its incomes rise by ________.

At the beginning of her sophomore year of high school, Janis's family cannot afford to buy her new clothes and shoes or enough supplies for school. Janis feels poor compared to her classmates who can afford these things. Janis is experiencing:

Whose explanation of social stratification do you think best describes the United States today: Karl Marx's, Max Weber's, or Kingsley Davis and Wilbert E. Moore's? Justify your answer in a short paragraph.

Though there used to be a widespread belief that "we are all middle class," that adage has eroded. In recent years, many Americans have experienced downward mobility. What is the best explanation for this shift?

People in blue-collar occupations, such as plumbers and hotel workers, make up the:

Today people are taken against their will and forced to work as bricklayers in Pakistan or as sex workers in Thailand. According to the textbook, these examples are best described as:

The social honor or prestige that other members of society accord to individuals is referred to as:

According to the textbook, members of the lower middle class today:

Answer the following questions in a few sentences. What is the difference between income and wealth? How are income and wealth related?

Which of the following individuals is most likely to identify as a member of the lower middle class?

One of the most distressing signs of the growing stratification in the United States is the growth in the number of: