Exam 4: Foundation for Social Inequality: Concepts and Structures

Wealth refers to ones economic assets.

Wealth is gained or lost through

The American ideology includes

The U.S.election system is based on proportional representation.

Social mobility is the ability to move horizontally from one job to another.

Income includes

Downsizing and outsourcing has resulted in

Lifestyle refers to all but which of the following?

Distinguish between the following classes: working class,working poor,and underclass.How does belief in the America dream promote the idea of social equality rather than social inequality thus making people responsible for falling into the above three classes?

What is the purpose of hyping bad news? How is opinion-stacking accomplished through deck stacking,spin control,and selective reporting? In engaging in these activities,how is inequality presented in the media?

Technological or institutional changes that can result in an increase or decrease in types of jobs available refers to this kind of social mobility

Media framing can impact how topics such as social class differences are either openly acknowledged and discussed or ignored in the media.

Class is found in which of the four types of subjects for sociological study?

Americans overwhelmingly support liberal capitalism

Children in the U.S.are more apt to reproduce their parents' social class level which shows that the Horatio Alger myth of rags to riches is indeed a myth.

The concept of a work ethic refers to the belief that

The text uses the standard six-class scheme that prominently features occupation but also include education and income

All but which of the following are involved in the elite policy-making process?