Question 1

The fact that wealth is unquestionably ________ in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)   equitably distributed
B)   randomly distributed
C)   impartially distributed
D)   maldistributedE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare sets the official poverty line.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

From the order perspective, ________ is the central indicator of social class because it determines income, interaction patterns, opportunity, and lifestyle.

Accepted Answer

A)   occupation
B)   education
C)   geographic location
D)   prestigeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Identify the social categories most likely to be poor and discuss the fundamental reasons for their overrepresentation among the poor.

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Question 5

People living at or below half the poverty line are termed the severely poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Identify which of the following is manifested in the divide between the wealthy and the non-affluent.

Accepted Answer

A)   The affluent attempt to segregate themselves into exclusive neighborhoods.
B)   The affluent send their children to private schools.
C)   The affluent associate only with the affluent.
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

________ refers to either upward or downward movement within the class structure of society.

Accepted Answer

A)   Horizontal mobility
B)   Intergenerational mobility
C)   Intragenerational mobility
D)   Vertical mobilityE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

________ refer(s)  to the opportunities people have to live and to experience the good things in life.

Accepted Answer

A)   Social class
B)   Social status
C)   Life chances
D)   Life stylesE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Inequality in educational opportunities is an ________ phenomenon which creates a cycle of inequality.

Accepted Answer

A)   intergenerational
B)   intragenerational
C)   individual
D)   none of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Presently, 50 million people in the United States have no medical insurance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The region in the United States with the highest poverty rate is the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Research reveals the following result(s)  from the 1996 welfare reform:

Accepted Answer

A)   While work has improved the sense of self-worth for former welfare recipients, the majority of the women who had been off welfare for two years or less had incomes below the federal poverty line.
B)   The longer women stayed off welfare, the less likely they were to have health insurance for themselves and their children.
C)   Rising unemployment rates hit welfare recipients hard because, as recently hired employees, they were the most likely to be fired.
D)   All of the aboveE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Which Asian group is much less likely to be poor?

Accepted Answer

A)   Japanese
B)   Cambodian
C)   Laotian
D)   VietnameseE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

The ________ refers to the disproportionate share of the impoverished adult population being female.

Accepted Answer

A)   gender decline
B)   gender discrimination
C)   feminization of poverty
D)   feminine mystiqueE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

The formal education an individual achieves is a major determinant of her or his occupation, income, and prestige.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Low-income Americans receive more federal housing aid than wealthy Americans do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Compare the effects on physical health of one's class membership.

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Class membership can have various effect...

Question 18

Wealthfare refers to unemployment benefits available to seasonal migrant workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

White collar employees constitute the upper-middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Identify four factors found by Christopher Jencks in his analysis of the determinants of upward mobility.

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Christopher Jencks identified four facto...

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From the order perspective, ________ is the central indicator of social class because it determines income, interaction patterns, opportunity, and lifestyle.

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People living at or below half the poverty line are termed the severely poor.

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The region in the United States with the highest poverty rate is the South.

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Presently, 50 million people in the United States have no medical insurance.

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Identify which of the following is manifested in the divide between the wealthy and the non-affluent.

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Low-income Americans receive more federal housing aid than wealthy Americans do.

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________ refers to either upward or downward movement within the class structure of society.

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Research reveals the following result(s) from the 1996 welfare reform:

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Which Asian group is much less likely to be poor?

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The ________ refers to the disproportionate share of the impoverished adult population being female.

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________ refer(s) to the opportunities people have to live and to experience the good things in life.

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