Question 1

Who is at the top of Wright's modification of Marx's model of social classes?

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A)   Workers
B)   Petty bourgeoisie
C)   Managers
D)   CapitalistsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

In 2013, the highest-paid U.S. CEO received

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A)   $950,000.
B)   $3 million.
C)   $21 million.
D)   $77 million.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

_____ is the ability to carry out your will, even over the resistance of others.

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A)   Social class
B)   Status
C)   Power
D)   PrestigeE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 5

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) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

When it comes to religion, the lower classes tend to be attracted to

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A)   more subdued worship.
B)   more expressive worship services and louder music.
C)   the Episcopalian denomination.
D)   the nearest church.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

_____, according to Weber, is (are)  a large group of people who rank close to one another in property, power, and prestige.

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A)   Status consistency
B)   Social class
C)   The proletariat
D)   CapitalistsE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Which statement is true about people toward the bottom of the class structure?

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A)   They are more likely to be politically active.
B)   On economic issues, they are conservative.
C)   They are less likely to be politically active.
D)   They walk the same political paths as the rich.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Based on the histories of lottery winners, sudden wealth brings

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A)   only pleasant consequences.
B)   a threat.
C)   many genuine offers of friendship.
D)   guaranteed happiness.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Most of the poor

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A)   live on welfare.
B)   are single mothers and their children.
C)   live in the inner city.
D)   are less educated.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Philanthropist Bill Gates has given away

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A)   $30 million.
B)   $100 million.
C)   $3 billion.
D)   $30 billion.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

What percentage of the nation's wealth is owned by the wealthiest 1% of Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)   1%
B)   10%
C)   35%
D)   93%E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Discuss research on women in studies of social mobility.

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Question 15

In tracking income in the United States from 1935 to 2013,

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A)   income inequality has decreased since 1970.
B)   income inequality has increased since 1970.
C)   nothing has changed.
D)   income equality has steadily increased since 1935.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above B

Question 16

The total value of everything that someone owns, minus debts, is

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A)   income.
B)   property.
C)   wealth.
D)   power.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D) C

Question 17

Which statement about poverty is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Poverty is unusual.
B)   Most poor people are poor because they do not want to work.
C)   More children than adults are poor.
D)   There is more poverty in urban than in rural areas.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

The reason why families headed by a mother, rather than by a mother and father or a father alone, are more likely to be poor is because

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A)   two-parent families are more stable.
B)   women average only 72% of what men earn.
C)   women have less education.
D)   women are less inclined to work if they have children.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The official measure of poverty of the U.S. government is

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A)   called the poverty line.
B)   kept secret.
C)   five times a low-cost food budget.
D)   nine times a low-cost food budget.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Homeless people are part of the

Accepted Answer

A)   working poor.
B)   working class.
C)   underclass.
D)   lower middle class.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 10: Social Class in the United States

Who is at the top of Wright's modification of Marx's model of social classes?

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In 2013, the highest-paid U.S. CEO received

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

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_____ is the ability to carry out your will, even over the resistance of others.

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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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When it comes to religion, the lower classes tend to be attracted to

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

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_____, according to Weber, is (are) a large group of people who rank close to one another in property, power, and prestige.

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Which statement is true about people toward the bottom of the class structure?

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Based on the histories of lottery winners, sudden wealth brings

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Most of the poor

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Philanthropist Bill Gates has given away

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What percentage of the nation's wealth is owned by the wealthiest 1% of Americans?

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Discuss research on women in studies of social mobility.

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In tracking income in the United States from 1935 to 2013,

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Which statement about poverty is true?

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The reason why families headed by a mother, rather than by a mother and father or a father alone, are more likely to be poor is because

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