Question 1

The growth of agribusiness in the United States has resulted in the employment of many more agricultural workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The underclass in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  includes seasonal and part-time workers 
B)  has a high school education or better 
C)  is better off than the working class 
D)  is disappearing due to economic change

Question 3

Erik Olin Wright contends that social class is still largely dependent on

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth and authority 
B)  style of life 
C)  personal interests and affiliations 
D)  subjective self-understanding

Question 4

The income gap between the capitalist class of property owners and the rest of the population continues to grow.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Early industrialization brought new demand for paid labor done by

Accepted Answer

A)  women and children 
B)  software engineers 
C)  elderly workers 
D)  migrant laborers

Question 6

In the United States, the distribution of wealth is

Accepted Answer

A)  more concentrated than the distribution of income 
B)  less concentrated than the distribution of income 
C)  identical to the distribution of income 
D)  determined by educational attainment and income

Question 7

In recent decades, the share of income going to the top fifth of households has

Accepted Answer

A)  begun to decline with heavier taxation 
B)  increased relative to all other quintiles (fifths) 
C)  shown an increase in the 1980s and a decrease in the 1990s 
D)  stayed constant despite economic changes

Question 8

Extensive job growth in the United States is expected in

Accepted Answer

A)  medicine, technology, and personal services 
B)  food production, processing, and farm labor 
C)  oil, gas, and mineral extraction 
D)  automotive parts and assembly

Question 9

The sector of the economy with the greatest decline in percentage of the labor force over this century has been

Accepted Answer

A)  farming and farm labor 
B)  white-collar professional 
C)  blue-collar factory work 
D)  low-wage service sector

Question 10

What are the major trends in the distribution of income over the past several decades? How do median incomes differ by race and ethnicity, by age, and by family type?

Accepted Answer

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Exam 4: Class Privilege