Question 1

According to Jenck's study, family background is the most important factor in predicting future success..

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

A developing trend in American cities is a dispersal outward of the poor from the central city.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Among migrant workers, it is true that

Accepted Answer

A)  about 50% live below the official poverty line. 
B)  the percentage has remained unchanged since the 1960s. 
C)  Latinos are over-represented in this group. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  about 50% live below the official poverty line. 
B)  the percentage has remained unchanged since the 1960s. 
C)  Latinos are over-represented in this group. 
D)  all of the above D

Question 4

________ comprise the highest proportion of the poverty population.

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Latino 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Whites 
A)  African Americans 
B)  Latino 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Whites

Question 5

Examples of welfare for the nonpoor include education programs, assistance to the elderly through Social Security benefits and Medicare, and programs like tax deductions for real estate taxes and interest on their mortgages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Sociologist Kathleen Harris studied single mothers on welfare and found exclusive dependence on welfare to be rare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What differences exist between the urban poor and the rural poor?

Accepted Answer

The differences between the urban poor a

Question 8

________ theorists argue that the social class of individuals is determined primarily by their occupying a dominant or subordinate position within the social relations of economic production.

Accepted Answer

A)  Order 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Interaction 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Order 
B)  Conflict 
C)  Interaction 
D)  None of the above

Question 9

Poor two-parent families are ________ to break up compared to two-parent families not in poverty.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely 
B)  less likely 
C)  about as likely 
D)  not able to afford 
A)  more likely 
B)  less likely 
C)  about as likely 
D)  not able to afford

Question 10

In 2009, about ________ million people in the United States had no medical insurance.

Accepted Answer

A)  one 
B)  ten 
C)  twenty 
D)  fifty 
A)  one 
B)  ten 
C)  twenty 
D)  fifty

Question 11

Contrast vertical mobility and horizontal mobility.

Accepted Answer

Vertical mobility and horizontal mobilit

Question 12

What monetary value does the federal Victim Compensation Fund place on the life of someone killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  $788,109 
B)  $1,536,662 
C)  $2,682,827 
D)  all of the above 
A)  $788,109 
B)  $1,536,662 
C)  $2,682,827 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

Occupational inheritance is highest for children of professionals (physicians, lawyers, and professors).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Explain the problems associated with using the official poverty line to make policy decisions.

Accepted Answer

The official poverty line is a measure u

Question 15

Regardless of the ________ category, women earn less than men do.

Accepted Answer

A)  educational 
B)  occupational 
C)  skill 
D)  class 
A)  educational 
B)  occupational 
C)  skill 
D)  class

Question 16

How does intergenerational mobility differ from intragenerational mobility?

Accepted Answer

Intergenerational mobility and intragene

Question 17

The ________ of occupations is highly correlated with income level.

Accepted Answer

A)  responsibility 
B)  trustworthiness 
C)  accountability 
D)  prestige 
A)  responsibility 
B)  trustworthiness 
C)  accountability 
D)  prestige

Question 18

Media portrayal of workers in lower-prestige occupations challenges existing stereotypes of them as ethnic, bigoted, and ignorant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ________ gap refers to the fact that the rich get richer and the non-affluent decline in resources.

Accepted Answer

A)  inequality 
B)  skill 
C)  educational 
D)  class 
A)  inequality 
B)  skill 
C)  educational 
D)  class

Question 20

Costs of welfare programs are much greater than costs of subsidy programs to the affluent and corporations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Jenck's study, family background is the most important factor in predicting future success..

A developing trend in American cities is a dispersal outward of the poor from the central city.

Among migrant workers, it is true that

________ comprise the highest proportion of the poverty population.

Examples of welfare for the nonpoor include education programs, assistance to the elderly through Social Security benefits and Medicare, and programs like tax deductions for real estate taxes and interest on their mortgages.

Sociologist Kathleen Harris studied single mothers on welfare and found exclusive dependence on welfare to be rare.

What differences exist between the urban poor and the rural poor?

________ theorists argue that the social class of individuals is determined primarily by their occupying a dominant or subordinate position within the social relations of economic production.

Poor two-parent families are ________ to break up compared to two-parent families not in poverty.

In 2009, about ________ million people in the United States had no medical insurance.

Contrast vertical mobility and horizontal mobility.

What monetary value does the federal Victim Compensation Fund place on the life of someone killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks?

Occupational inheritance is highest for children of professionals (physicians, lawyers, and professors).

Explain the problems associated with using the official poverty line to make policy decisions.

Regardless of the ________ category, women earn less than men do.

How does intergenerational mobility differ from intragenerational mobility?

The ________ of occupations is highly correlated with income level.

Media portrayal of workers in lower-prestige occupations challenges existing stereotypes of them as ethnic, bigoted, and ignorant.

The ________ gap refers to the fact that the rich get richer and the non-affluent decline in resources.

Costs of welfare programs are much greater than costs of subsidy programs to the affluent and corporations.

The Sociological Perspective

The Structure of Social Groups

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

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Exam 10: Class

According to Jenck's study, family background is the most important factor in predicting future success..

A developing trend in American cities is a dispersal outward of the poor from the central city.

Among migrant workers, it is true that

________ comprise the highest proportion of the poverty population.

Examples of welfare for the nonpoor include education programs, assistance to the elderly through Social Security benefits and Medicare, and programs like tax deductions for real estate taxes and interest on their mortgages.

Sociologist Kathleen Harris studied single mothers on welfare and found exclusive dependence on welfare to be rare.

What differences exist between the urban poor and the rural poor?

________ theorists argue that the social class of individuals is determined primarily by their occupying a dominant or subordinate position within the social relations of economic production.

Poor two-parent families are ________ to break up compared to two-parent families not in poverty.

In 2009, about ________ million people in the United States had no medical insurance.

Contrast vertical mobility and horizontal mobility.

What monetary value does the federal Victim Compensation Fund place on the life of someone killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks?

Occupational inheritance is highest for children of professionals (physicians, lawyers, and professors).

Explain the problems associated with using the official poverty line to make policy decisions.

Regardless of the ________ category, women earn less than men do.

How does intergenerational mobility differ from intragenerational mobility?

The ________ of occupations is highly correlated with income level.

Media portrayal of workers in lower-prestige occupations challenges existing stereotypes of them as ethnic, bigoted, and ignorant.

The ________ gap refers to the fact that the rich get richer and the non-affluent decline in resources.

Costs of welfare programs are much greater than costs of subsidy programs to the affluent and corporations.

The Sociological Perspective

The Structure of Social Groups

The Duality of Social Life: Order and Conflict

Culture

Socialization

Social Control

Deviance

Structural Sources of Societal Change: Economic and Demographic

Social Stratification

Racial Inequality

Gender Inequality

The Economy

Power and Politics

Families

Education

Religion

Human Agency: Individuals and Groups in Society Changing Social Structures

Filters