Exam 8: Class

What percentage of students from the lowest income group in the United States enrolls in college?

_____ people are more likely to be arrested, to be found guilty, and to serve longer sentences for a given violation than are people in the _____.

In the conflict model of social class, the component of _____ is included, which order theorists tend to overlook.

The top 20% of Americans takes in half of all personal income in the United States, while the lowest 20% of the population makes just _____ of all personal income.

Because of _____, most citizens think poor people who break the law should be dealt with harshly.

When a number of individuals occupy the same relative economic rank in the stratification system, they form a(n)

A consistent research finding is that health is greatly influenced by _____, with the affluent living longer than the poor.

Research relating socioeconomic status to family discord and marital disruption has found that the lower the status, the

The military offers a job and stability for young people who find little or no opportunity in the job market. The downside is that

The Giving Pledge is a campaign founded by _____ to encourage billionaires to give back to society through charitable donations.