Chapter 8 multiple choice – Flashcards
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Social stratification is a concept that refers to...
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Ranking categories of people in a hierarchy
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Which of the following areas of the US has the highest rate of poverty?
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Central cities
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People of more social position are more liberal on ____ issues and more conservative on ____ issues
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Economic and social
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According to Karl Marx, which class forms the core of industrial proletariat?
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The working class
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About ____ of the richest people in the US gained at least some of their fortune from inheritance.
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1/3
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Which of the following factors tends to raise your social standing?
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Marry and stay married
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Relative poverty...
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Is found everywhere
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In the US people of ____ are most likely to vote
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High social position
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Critics of the 1996 welfare reform claim the new system...
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Has done little to reduce poverty in the US
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The total amount of financial assets, minus any debts, is referred to as...
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Wealth
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Work involving mostly mental activity is called...
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White collar work
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Looking around the world today, income inequality is greatest in which of the following regions?
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Latin America
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In 2010, the medium income for the US families was...
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$60,395
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Which of the following concepts refers to earning from work or any investments?
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Income
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The point of the story about passenger deaths that occupanied the sinking of the ocean liner titanic is...
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Social stratification is important and can sometimes be a matter of life and death
