Question 1

Which of the following is an example of public assistance?

Accepted Answer

A) interest-free government loans to corporations 
B) welfare benefits such as food stamps or housing funds 
C) home mortgage interest tax write-offs 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 2

Individualism is the idea that individuals who work the hardest will be rewarded for their labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following nations has the MOST internal social inequality among its citizens?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) United States 
C) Sweden 
D) France

Question 4

Kyle spends a majority of his time playing with the other children in the neighborhood.His parents do not arrange or organize his time or activities other than school.They believe that he should be able to live out his childhood without pressures to grow up too fast.Based on Annette Lareau's work,in which social class would Kyle most likely be living?

Accepted Answer

A) under class 
B) middle class 
C) working class 
D) upper class

Question 5

Janet is unemployed.Due to a disability,she finds it difficult to maintain employment despite a desire to work.She is,therefore,unable to maintain a consistent relationship with the formal economy.What is Janet's class status?

Accepted Answer

A) underclass 
B) lower class 
C) working class 
D) middle class

Question 6

Which of the following concepts does NOT contribute to justifications of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) meritocracy 
B) life chances 
C) individualism 
D) equal opportunity

Question 7

What type of country would be characterized by high standards of living and high purchasing power?

Accepted Answer

A) developed 
B) first world 
C) post-industrial 
D) western

Question 8

What set of terms do sociologists use to describe a country's level of industrial and technological development?

Accepted Answer

A) pre-industrial,industrial,post-industrial 
B) first world,second world,third world 
C) developed,developing,underdeveloped 
D) western,southern,eastern

Question 9

Approximately what percentage of American household income does the top 20 percent of earners make?

Accepted Answer

A) 50 percent 
B) 25 percent 
C) 75 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 10

Sociologists can predict the average age at death for a population by knowing the social standing of the nation in which they live.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following theories states that inequality among nations is due to cultural differences?

Accepted Answer

A) neocolonial theory 
B) modernization theory 
C) dependency theory 
D) world systems analysis

Question 12

Approximately what percentage of wealth is owned by the top 20 percent of American households?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 30 percent 
C) 60 percent 
D) 90 percent

Question 13

Individuals who share similar lifestyles have the same individual mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Approximately what percentage of the total world income does to the poorest 20 percent of individuals hold?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 percent 
B) 7 percent 
C) 4 percent 
D) 1 percent

Question 15

According to Karl Marx,which class of individuals earns wages that cover their basic living expenses?

Accepted Answer

A) the working class 
B) the lower class 
C) the middle class 
D) the capitalist class

Question 16

Which social class is identified by its contribution of specialized knowledge to the economy?

Accepted Answer

A) working class 
B) middle class 
C) capitalist class 
D) underclass

Question 17

In the United States,the poverty line is calculated by

Accepted Answer

A) estimating the minimum income to maintain working-class status. 
B) estimating the percentage of households living in relative poverty. 
C) determining the income cut-off for the lowest 20 percent of households. 
D) determining the minimum amount of money needed for food and multiplying it by three.

Question 18

Nicole owns a home that she lives in,a condominium that she rents out,and savings bonds.These assets contribute to her

Accepted Answer

A) wealth. 
B) class. 
C) capital. 
D) income.

Question 19

Someone who lacks resources so severely that their life is threatened is living in ________ poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) total 
B) desperate 
C) relative 
D) absolute

Question 20

Karl Marx described what group as the "proletariat"?

Accepted Answer

A) the lower class 
B) the upper class 
C) the capitalist class 
D) the working class

Exam 9: Class and Global Inequality

Which of the following is an example of public assistance?

Individualism is the idea that individuals who work the hardest will be rewarded for their labor.

Which of the following nations has the MOST internal social inequality among its citizens?

Janet is unemployed.Due to a disability,she finds it difficult to maintain employment despite a desire to work.She is,therefore,unable to maintain a consistent relationship with the formal economy.What is Janet's class status?

Which of the following concepts does NOT contribute to justifications of poverty?

What type of country would be characterized by high standards of living and high purchasing power?

What set of terms do sociologists use to describe a country's level of industrial and technological development?

Approximately what percentage of American household income does the top 20 percent of earners make?

Sociologists can predict the average age at death for a population by knowing the social standing of the nation in which they live.

Which of the following theories states that inequality among nations is due to cultural differences?

Approximately what percentage of wealth is owned by the top 20 percent of American households?

Individuals who share similar lifestyles have the same individual mobility.

Approximately what percentage of the total world income does to the poorest 20 percent of individuals hold?

According to Karl Marx,which class of individuals earns wages that cover their basic living expenses?

Which social class is identified by its contribution of specialized knowledge to the economy?

In the United States,the poverty line is calculated by

Nicole owns a home that she lives in,a condominium that she rents out,and savings bonds.These assets contribute to her

Someone who lacks resources so severely that their life is threatened is living in ________ poverty.

Karl Marx described what group as the "proletariat"?