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Question 2 Bruce owns about 3,000 acres of prime farmland, is one of the wealthiest men in the county, and enjoys a great deal of prestige in his community. How would sociologists describe Bruce's status?
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Intro to Sociology
Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Question 1 Based on the model of Kahl and Gilbert, which social class is most shaped by education? | Correct Answer: upper middle class |
| Question 2 Bruce owns about 3,000 acres of prime farmland, is one of the wealthiest men in the county, and enjoys a great deal of prestige in his community. How would sociologists describe Bruce's status? | Correct Answer: Bruce is status consistent because of his high ranking in the dimensions of wealth and prestige. |
| Question 3 During the Great Depression thousands of people found themselves in a lower social class. What type of social mobility did this event illustrate? | Correct Answer: structural mobility |
| Question 4 From a Marxist orientation, how many social classes are there? | Correct Answer: two |
| Question 5 How did Karl Marx define social class? | Correct Answer: Social class is solely based on one's relationship to the means of production. |
| Question 6 How many classes exist in Erik Wright's modified Marxian model of social class? | Correct Answer: four |
| Question 7 In 1996, the U.S. welfare system was restructured. Critics of this new legislation called it an attack on the poor and that it has not transformed welfare recipients into self-supporting and hard-working citizens. What evidence do these support | Correct Answer: The number of people on welfare has significantly decreased. |
| Question 8 In addition to the criteria of wealth, power, and prestige, what other component did Kahl and Gilbert include in their six-tier model of class in capitalist countries? | Correct Answer: education |
| Question 9 In the United States, what occupation holds the greatest prestige? | Correct Answer: physician |
| Question 10 Jocko has a high school diploma and owns a corporation that nets over a million dollars a year. In view of this, which of the following is the best description of Jocko based on middle-class standards? | Correct Answer: Jocko is status inconsistent because his level of education, which is not consistent with his rank in property and power. |
| Question 11 Paul and Charlene attend a church where there is a healthy dose of loud "amens," loud and rhythmic music, and expressive homilies by the minister. To what social class do Paul and Charlene probably belong? | Correct Answer: the lower middle class |
| Question 12 Using the concept of a child's block equal to $500 of income, what does the author use to illustrate the height of U.S. families with the highest income? | Correct Answer: Mount Everest |
| Question 13 What are the two subdivisions of the capitalist class? | Correct Answer: "old" money and "new" money |
| Question 14 What is it called when the same numbers of people move up and down the social class ladder, such that, on balance, the social class system shows little change? | Correct Answer: exchange mobility |
| Question 15 What is the race of most poor people living in the United States? | Correct Answer: white |
| Question 16 What is the trend in U.S. society whereby poor families have become increasingly headed by women? | Correct Answer: the feminization of poverty |
| Question 17 What is the upward or downward movement in social class by family members from one generation to the next? | Correct Answer: intergenerational mobility |
| Question 18 What phrase best describes how working class people think about economic and social issues? | Correct Answer: The working class is more liberal on economic issues and more conservative on social issues. |
| Question 19 What term did C. Wright Mills coin to refer to the collection of people who make the big decisions in U.S. society? | Correct Answer: power elite |
| Question 20 What term do sociologists use to refer to a large group of people who rank closely together in property, power, and prestige? | Correct Answer: social class |
| Question 21 Which group of theorists believes the purpose of the welfare system is to maintain a reserve labor force? | Correct Answer: conflict theorists |
| Question 22 Which explanation of poverty do sociologists generally support? | Correct Answer: Sociologists support the social structure over characteristics of the individual as an explanation of poverty. |
| Question 23 What term did Erik Wright use to describe the condition when a person is a member of more than one class at the same time? | Correct Answer: contradictory class locations |
| Question 24 John worked at a steel mill for 25 years. A recessionary economy and competition with foreign steelmakers forced the closing of the mill. At the age of 45, John is unable to find work in his town and now lives below the poverty line. How would | Correct Answer: John is poor because of a change in the social structure. |
| Question 25 Which of the following religions draws its membership heavily from the working poor and underclass? | Correct Answer: Baptist |
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