Deck 5: Social Class, Inequality, and Poverty

Question 1

Which concept best defines social stratification?

A) differential access to resources and opportunities.
B) Enjoys advantages not available to all classes.
C) Highly valuable professional expertise.
D) Refers to a category with jobs that generally require a college degree.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The capitalist class constitutes________________ of society?

A) 45%
B) 8%
C) 1%
D) 12%

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The upper class constitutes about ___________ of society?

A) 23%
B) 14%
C) 78%
D) 1%

Answer 3

B

Question 4

_________ viewed social class as a combination of wealth, prestige, and power.

A) Karl Marx
B) Erving Goffman
C) Max Weber
D) Emile Durkheim

Question 5

___________, the designation for the people who sell their labor for wages.

A) Bourgeoisie
B) Serfs
C) Plebeians
D) Proletariat

Question 6

__________________, was the designation for individuals who owned the means of production.

A) Serfs
B) Plebeians
C) Bourgeoisie
D) Proletariat

Question 7

What President instituted New Deal Programs?

A) Clinton
B) Truman
C) FDR
D) Obama

Question 8

New Deal Programs were inspired by which of the following?

A) The Affordable Care Act
B) The English Poor Laws of 1601
C) No Child Left Behind Act
D) The Glorious Revolution of 1689

Question 9

President Johnson waged a war on________ which provided Medicare and Medicaid to the population.

A) Poverty
B) Terrorism
C) Healthcare
D) Jobs

Question 10

To provide quality of life; President Obama in 2010 enacted:

A) The New Deal of 2010
B) The Affordable Care Act
C) Parks and Recreation Act of 2010
D) The Jobs Act of 2010

Question 11

Karl Marx and Engels composed the Sociology of Religion to dispel the evils of Capitalism.

Question 12

Poor American children are likely to experience inconsistencies in childcare, healthcare, education, residence, and family composition.

Question 13

Women are more likely than men to work minimum wages jobs and more likely to be raising a family on these wages.

Question 14

Marx extended his economic analysis by suggesting that the major societal institutions promoted the interests of the bourgeoisie.