Question 1

William J.Wilson contends that the "underclass" exists primarily due to

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A)   too many low-skill jobs in America's cities.
B)   the concentration of jobs into the middle-wage sector.
C)   the sharp climb in inner-city joblessness due to loss of lower-skill jobs.
D)   the replacement of lower-class homes by manufacturing industries within the inner city.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 2

Explain the meaning of the term social mobility.Identify and define the four types of social mobility.

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Question 3

__________ have long argued that traditional investigations of stratification overlook the key underlying issue of one's relations to the means of production.

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A)   Functionalists
B)   Marxists
C)   Interactionists
D)   DevelopmentalistsE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

The view that such poverty values as weak ego,helplessness,and dependence are passed from one generation to the next reflects the

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A)   situational perspective.
B)   structural perspective of poverty.
C)   culture of poverty perspective.
D)   Marxist perspective of poverty.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Our social positions change throughout the life cycle,and so do the status symbols of these positions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Max Weber took a single-dimensional view of stratification by identifying social class as the only concept of significance in the social ranking of people and groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The reputational method of identifying social classes has people rank others on the basis of their knowledge of who associates with whom.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to most theorists,the United States is an example of

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A)   the ideal type of a closed social stratification system.
B)   a relatively closed social stratification system.
C)   a relatively open social stratification system.
D)   the ideal type of an open social stratification system.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

The Coleman-Rainwater approach to understanding class structure

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A)   combined the objective with the self-placement methods of measuring class.
B)   is a simpler,though less descriptive method of determining social class.
C)   refined the reputational method of measuring social class.
D)   involves a somewhat unwieldy,but more descriptive approach to measuring social class by combining the self-placement and reputational approaches.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

According to Christopher Jencks,the "underclass" is

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A)   perceived identically by virtually all researchers.
B)   a group of people who live just below the economic level of the upper class.
C)   a group characterized only by its homelessness and lower level of morality.
D)   a much more heterogeneous group than the concept suggests.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Lower-class people are more likely to drink beer,eat frozen pizza,and watch more television than are middle-class people.This is an example of

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A)   who's better and who isn't.
B)   innate intelligence.
C)   good socialization.
D)   differing styles of life.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The advantage of the self-placement approach to measuring social class is that

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A)   it is cheaper.
B)   it is less complex.
C)   it can be applied to large populations.
D)   it is particularly effective when dealing with small communities.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Income refers to what people own at a particular point in time,while wealth refers to the amount of new money people receive within a given time frame.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Harold R.Kerbo tried to synthesize the functionalist and conflict perspectives.His analysis is based on the work of

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A)   Talcott Parsons
B)   Karl Marx
C)   Gerhard Lenski
D)   Emile DurkheimE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

According to the functionalist perspective,social stratification is a structural feature of all societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In 2004,fatherless families represented 17.4 percent of the nation's families and __________ percent of the households living in poverty.

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A)   23.5
B)   33.1
C)   43.7
D)   48.3E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Max Weber's three dimensions of social stratification include all of the following except

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A)   class.
B)   party (power) .
C)   education.
D)   status (prestige) .E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Between 2001 and 2002,the poverty rate increased among suburban dwellers,but it stayed the same for city dwellers.

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A) True 
 B)False

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