Question 1

_____ refers to the change that family members make in social class from one generation to the next.
a.Structural mobility
b.Exchange mobility
c.Intergenerational mobility
d.Anomie

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Intergener...

Question 2

Homeless people are part of the

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A)  working poor.
B)  working class.
C)  underclass.
D)  lower middle class.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Going without something in the present in the hope of achieving greater gains in the future is called

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A)  the geography of poverty.
B)  deprivation.
C)  deferred gratification.
D)  immediate gratification.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

_____ is material possessions.

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A)  Wealth
B)  Property
C)  Income
D)  PowerE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

June was the president of her neighborhood association,which in that group afforded her a high

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A)  status inconsistency.
B)  status.
C)  degree of wealth.
D)  status consistency.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Income and wealth are

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A)  different terms for the same thing.
B)  often confused.
C)  related in the same way that output is related to input.
D)  related in that if a person has a lot of one,they are certain to have a lot of the other.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

As you go up the social-class ladder,what happens to your health?

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A)  It improves.
B)  It stays the same.
C)  There is no change.
D)  It worsens.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Wright Mills called the top people in U.S.corporations,the military,and politics who make the nation's major decisions the

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A)  power elite.
B)  intelligentsia.
C)  nation's finest.
D)  bourgeoisie.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which occupation has the most prestige in the United States-physician,banker,actress,or plumber?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physician
B)  Banker
C)  Actress
D)  PlumberE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

White-collar crimes are likely to be dealt with

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A)  by the police.
B)  by the courts.
C)  outside the criminal justice system.
D)  by prison sentences.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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