Deck 11: C: Social Class in Canada

Question 1

Sociologist William Julius Wilson suggests the cause of poverty lies in:

A)a lower-class culture of poverty.
B)lack of government action.
C)too few available jobs.
D)bad public schools.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following factors tends to raise your social standing?

A)divorce
B)leave school to get a job
C)marry and stay married
D)All of the above are correct.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following class levels contains the least amount of racial and ethnic diversity?

A)the upper-upper class
B)the middle class
C)the working class
D)All class levels have the same level.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT defined in your text as a dimension of social inequality?

A)wealth
B)power
C)occupational prestige
D)birth order

Question 5

In Canadian society,wealth stands as an important source of power.

Question 6

What is the difference between income and wealth?

Question 7

People of low social position are more liberal on _____ issues and more conservative on _____ issues.

A)social;economic
B)economic;social
C)very few;almost all
D)almost all;almost no

Question 8

The working class is sometimes called the "lower-middle class."

Question 9

In Canada,an increasing share of the poor are:

A)single women and their children.
B)married couples with children.
C)single men.
D)working people.

Question 10

According to Karl Marx,which class forms the core of the industrial proletariat?

A)the upper-middle class
B)the middle class
C)the upper class
D)the working class