Question 1

Which of the following categories of people are most likely to be liberal on social issues

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A)  rich, highly-educated people
B)  average, middle class people
C)  less-educated working class people
D)  All these categories are equally likely to be liberal on social issues.

Question 2

Recent welfare reform has greatly reduced the poverty rate in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following areas of the United States has the highest rate of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  rural areas
B)  central cities
C)  suburbs
D)  All of the areas listed here have the same poverty rate.

Question 4

People who supported the 1996 welfare reform claim that the earlier system

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A)  encouraged welfare dependency.
B)  discouraged women from marrying.
C)  encouraged unmarried women to have children.
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 5

Today, the wealth of the average U.S.family is about

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A)  $30,000.
B)  $50,000.
C)  $120,000.
D)  $200,000.

Question 6

Many people in this country think of the United States as a more-or-less "middle-class" society because

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A)  we have no history of nobility, as in Europe.
B)  U.S.culture celebrates individual effort.
C)  most people interact with others in similar social standing.
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 7

The wealth of rich people is not only greater, but more of it is in the form of investments that typically increase in value and generate income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 2009, median family income in the United States was $60,088.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of _____; being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  birth; achievement
B)  business success; birth
C)  gender; birth
D)  high-income; low-income

Question 11

If you followed the lead of Max Weber, you would think of social stratification in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  a multidimensional status hierarchy.
B)  two major social classes.
C)  a middle-class society.
D)  six different social classes.

Question 12

What were some of the consequences of the 1996 welfare reform in the United States? To what extent would you say that this reform was or was not successful?

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Question 13

Which of the following concepts refers to change in social position during a person's lifetime?

Accepted Answer

A)  intragenerational social mobility
B)  intergenerational social mobility
C)  structural social mobility
D)  horizontal social mobility

Question 14

The concept of "intergenerational social mobility" refers to change in social position

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A)  over a person's lifetime
B)  when moving from one type of job to another.
C)  in a downward direction.
D)  comparing children to their parents.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  the upper-upper class
B)  the middle class
C)  the working class
D)  All class levels have the same level of racial and ethnic diversity.

Question 16

The richest 20 percent of U.S.families earn 48 percent of all income, while the bottom 20 percent earn only about 4 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Based on sociological research, explain why social standing reflects not simply the traits of individuals but the operation of society.

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Question 18

Societal factors that contribute to homelessness include low wages and a lack of low-income housing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Critics of the 1996 welfare reforms claim the new system

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A)  has done little to reduce poverty in the United States.
B)  has strengthened families in the United States.
C)  encourages welfare dependency.
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 20

In recent decades, William Julius Wilson claims, many central cities no longer have enough jobs to support the families who live there.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Social Class in the United States

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Recent welfare reform has greatly reduced the poverty rate in the United States.

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Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of _____; being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of _____.

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