Question 1

Analyze the causes and consequences of increased social inequality in the United States.

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Question 2

Which of the following statements regarding the 1 percent is true?

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A)   Although economic inequality has been rising globally, the concentration of income and wealth in the U.S. has been more evenly divided.
B)   The concentration of wealth in the hands of the 1 percent can be damaging to the economy if their money isn't used in ways that benefit regular workers and their families.
C)   The vast majority of individuals with high incomes in the top 1 percent are Asian men.
D)   The bottom 50 percent of all earners pull in over 33 percent of all income.

Question 3

Which of the following explains why older Americans are less likely to be poor now compared to the 1960s?

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A)   People started working until age 60, which boosted their incomes.
B)   The Social Security program has distributed money to retired persons.
C)   People are retiring earlier to cash in on employment benefits they have paid into their entire careers.
D)   Older people are no longer responsible for taking care of extended family in their old age.

Question 4

On the Gini index, which measures income inequality, a score of 1 indicates________ .

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A)   complete inequality
B)   complete equality
C)   average levels of inequality
D)   moderately high levels of inequality

Question 5

Max Weber originated the concept of life chances, which refers to

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A)   a person's chance of living to old age.
B)   the statistical likelihood of becoming wealthy.
C)   the practical opportunity to achieve material success.
D)   the randomness of being born into one social class or another.

Question 6

Research regarding college completion and social class found that

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A)   test scores are the best predictor of college success regardless of social class.
B)   class background is more important than high school test scores for finishing college.
C)   rich high school students were less likely to complete college when their test scores were lower than those of students from families that were poor.
D)   students' personal motivations for completing school were far more important than social class background or test scores.

Question 7

Which of the following is true about the government's role in our social class system?

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A)   The amount of government intervention with the poor is higher in the United States than in other developed countries.
B)   The government does not practice progressive taxation in the United States.
C)   The government sets the poverty line.
D)   Government benefits, like food stamps and welfare, give an unfair advantage to lower-income people.

Question 8

Which of the following is true about the study of social class?

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A)   The working class was most severely hit by the recession of the late 2000s.
B)   More people identify as "lower class" than the actual rates of poverty would suggest.
C)   Almost half of U.S. society identifies as working class.
D)   Most sociologists have given up on precisely defining social classes.

Question 9

Which of the following is a trend in poverty in the United States?

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A)   Homelessness has increased.
B)   In all instances, married-couple families are not as poor as single-parent families.
C)   The rate of poverty is higher among single-parent families, but race and ethnicity do not play a factor.
D)   It is common for families to move in and out of poverty over time.

Question 10

Discuss the impact of social class on the life chances of children, including a discussion and examples of social capital and parenting practices.

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Question 11

In his book Evicted (2016) , Matthew Desmond explored the soaring housing prices in American cities. He found that most poor families in the rental market spend_______ of their income on housing expenses.

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A)   over one-fourth
B)   almost one-third
C)   over half
D)   three-fourths

Question 12

The process of families deciding who will do various chores and duties is an example of

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A)   division of labor.
B)   family meeting.
C)   gender roles.
D)   parenting.

Question 13

Which of the following is true about social mobility?

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A)   The United States has about the same amount of social mobility as other wealthy countries.
B)   Until recent decades, social class persistence was mitigated somewhat by estate taxes.
C)   Most people do rise above the social class into which they were born.
D)   Members of the middle class tend to have more social mobility than those at the ends of the spectrum.

Question 14

The tendency of people to be in the same social class throughout their lives is called

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A)   social mobility.
B)   consistency.
C)   class persistence.
D)   class consciousness.

Question 15

Most people think of class as a ladder, but sociologists conceptualize social class as

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A)   steps.
B)   categories.
C)   a circle.
D)   a pyramid.

Question 16

The process by which labor produces wealth that is not controlled by the laborers but by others is called

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A)   employment.
B)   exploitation.
C)   Marxism.
D)   economics.

Question 17

A young adult whose parents can provide funds for college, reliable health care, and emotional support stands a better chance of achieving her material goals in life. This situation is an example of

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A)   life chances.
B)   social class.
C)   social mobility.
D)   education.

Question 18

Which of the following is true about the digital divide and parenting?

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A)   Higher-educated parents are more likely to permit their children unstructured free time.
B)   Lower-income parents are more likely to promote formal enrichment activities for their children (such as organized sports and lessons) .
C)   Lower-income parents face demands that makes media time a practical necessity.
D)   The digital divide between parents and their children means that many parents don't know how to explain media to their children.

Question 19

Which of the following is problematic about the government's measurement of the poverty line?

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A)   The price of food is not reflected in the measurement.
B)   The calculation includes government benefits such as tax credits.
C)   It does not account for differences in the cost of living by region.
D)   It is not updated frequently enough.

Question 20

What does economist Joseph Stiglitz mean when he argues that the rise of the 1 percent is self-fulfilling?

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A)   Elite individuals earn their positions through handwork and merit alone, without the help of their network, thereby fulfilling their potential.
B)   Income inequality is decreasing as elite individuals find fulfillment through charity work.
C)   The concentration of wealth among elite individuals benefits the economy overall.
D)   Elite individuals increasingly gain control over positions and institutions that shape the rules and make accumulating more wealth possible.

Exam 4: Families and Social Class

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Which of the following is true about the government's role in our social class system?

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Analyze the causes and consequences of increased social inequality in the United States.

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Research regarding college completion and social class found that

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The process of families deciding who will do various chores and duties is an example of

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In his book Evicted (2016) , Matthew Desmond explored the soaring housing prices in American cities. He found that most poor families in the rental market spend_______ of their income on housing expenses.

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The tendency of people to be in the same social class throughout their lives is called

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Which of the following is true about the study of social class?

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Which of the following is true about social mobility?

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Which of the following is problematic about the government's measurement of the poverty line?

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The process by which labor produces wealth that is not controlled by the laborers but by others is called

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Discuss the impact of social class on the life chances of children, including a discussion and examples of social capital and parenting practices.

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Which of the following explains why older Americans are less likely to be poor now compared to the 1960s?

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