Question 1

Social mobility refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the movement of people from one social class to another. 
B) immigration of people from different societies. 
C) the interaction between people of various socioeconomic backgrounds. 
D) migration of people from one region to another.

Question 2

The most publicly visible consequence of poverty is homelessness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Socioeconomic status is

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A) the same as a person's class position. 
B) the relative prestige and lifestyle associated with different positions or groups in society. 
C) not related to race,ethnicity,or gender. 
D) based exclusively on income.

Question 4

Most working class individuals earn

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A) a salary. 
B) a pension. 
C) an hourly wage. 
D) below the minimum wage.

Question 5

According to Herbert Gans,which of the following is NOT a function of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) Poor people serve as visible reminders of structural level problems. 
B) Poverty creates the need for services and occupations that serve or deal with people who are poor. 
C) Poor people provide a market for goods and services that would otherwise go unused. 
D) Poor people provide a pool of low-wage workers who will do unpleasant jobs.

Question 6

Which international financial organization funds reconstruction and development projects in poor countries through investments and loans?

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A) the World Trade Organization 
B) the International Monetary Fund 
C) the U.S.Network for Global Economic Justice 
D) the World Bank

Question 7

This term is used to describe a situation wherein an individual occupies a position that places her between two classes and so may find it tough to identify with one class or the other.

Accepted Answer

A) relative poverty 
B) affluenza 
C) culture of poverty thesis 
D) contradictory class location

Question 8

In order to be classified as poor,individuals must receive some type of public assistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is false consciousness,as defined by Marx? How,according to Marx,does it help maintain the capitalist system?

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Question 10

According to Marx,under capitalism,the _______ own the means of production.

Accepted Answer

A) proletariat 
B) bourgeoisie 
C) landowners 
D) serfs

Question 11

Authority refers to having some status or quality that compels others to follow one's directives .

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What problem arises when the poverty line is set too low?

Accepted Answer

A) Many families with incomes that put them just below poverty line may have a lower standard of living because a certain amount of earned income is required in order to receive any form assistance. 
B) Many families with incomes that put them just above the poverty line may have a lower standard of living than those with incomes that place them below the poverty line because the former do not qualify for the assistance (e.g. ,health care,housing)they need. 
C) The median annual income for those in the middle class declines. 
D) Internal migration stagnates.

Question 13

Absolute poverty is defined as

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A) the process of expanding economic markets by invading and establishing control over a weaker country and its people. 
B) the inability to afford the basic necessities of life. 
C) the belief that poor people develop a unique value structure to deal with their lack of success. 
D) one's economic position as compared with the majority of one's society.

Question 14

Where can one find remnants of an estate system?

Accepted Answer

A) among the Dalits in India 
B) Parliament's House of Lords in Great Britain 
C) wealthy suburbs in New York 
D) in labor unions of Saudi Arabia

Question 15

Which class suffers disproportionately from downturns in the U.S.economy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Explain the global health gap.What role do wealthy countries play in maintaining this gap?

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Question 17

A feudal system is synonymous with a(n)_____ system.

Accepted Answer

A) caste 
B) estate 
C) slave 
D) social class

Question 18

What is the structural-functionalist view of stratification?

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A) The working class and the capitalist class struggle over resources. 
B) Society would work better if resources were equally distributed. 
C) Society works better when people compete for desirable positions. 
D) Multinational corporations shift jobs from high-wage societies to low-wage societies.

Question 19

How does poverty affect the education system in the United States? Compare the educational experiences of a poor child to those of a wealthy child.How do these increase or decrease the likelihood a child will attend college?

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Question 20

Birth,military defeat,debt,and capture are all means of becoming

Accepted Answer

A) chaste. 
B) a bureaucrat. 
C) wealthy. 
D) a slave.

Exam 10: The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class and Inequality

Social mobility refers to

The most publicly visible consequence of poverty is homelessness.

Socioeconomic status is

Most working class individuals earn

According to Herbert Gans,which of the following is NOT a function of poverty?

Which international financial organization funds reconstruction and development projects in poor countries through investments and loans?

This term is used to describe a situation wherein an individual occupies a position that places her between two classes and so may find it tough to identify with one class or the other.

In order to be classified as poor,individuals must receive some type of public assistance.

What is false consciousness,as defined by Marx? How,according to Marx,does it help maintain the capitalist system?

According to Marx,under capitalism,the _______ own the means of production.

Authority refers to having some status or quality that compels others to follow one's directives .

What problem arises when the poverty line is set too low?

Absolute poverty is defined as

Where can one find remnants of an estate system?

Which class suffers disproportionately from downturns in the U.S.economy?

Explain the global health gap.What role do wealthy countries play in maintaining this gap?

A feudal system is synonymous with a(n) _____ system.

What is the structural-functionalist view of stratification?

How does poverty affect the education system in the United States? Compare the educational experiences of a poor child to those of a wealthy child.How do these increase or decrease the likelihood a child will attend college?

Birth,military defeat,debt,and capture are all means of becoming