Question 1

In the United States,Asians and Pacific Islanders have the lowest poverty rate of all racial and ethnic categories-even lower than non-Hispanic whites.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Social position in the United States is affected by a person's

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A)  family,race,and gender.
B)  race only.
C)  gender only.
D)  family only.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

The anthropologist Oscar Lewis suggested the cause of poverty lies in

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A)  a lower-class culture of poverty.
B)  lack of government action.
C)  too few available jobs.
D)  bad public schools.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Based on what you know about occupational prestige,you would assume that

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A)  most of the highest-ranked occupations in the United States are dominated by women.
B)  occupational rankings are similar in all high-income nations.
C)  white-collar work and blue-collar work have about the same social prestige.
D)  in the United States,occupation has little to do with social standing.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 5

If you believe that people living in central cities are likely to be poor because there are few jobs available in these areas,you are in agreement with

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A)  Oscar Lewis.
B)  William Julius Wilson.
C)  Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore.
D)  Karl Marx.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

A study in 2011 found that about how many people in the United States were homeless for some time during a year?

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A)  3,600 or fewer
B)  136,000
C)  336,000,although the real number could be half this amount
D)  636,000,although the real number could be several times higherE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

The highest rate of poverty in the United States is in

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A)  rural areas.
B)  central cities.
C)  suburbs.
D)  coastal cities.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The wealthiest 1 percent of U.S.families (the “super-rich”)  controls about _____ of the nation’s privately held wealth.

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A)  25 percent
B)  35 percent
C)  65 percent
D)  85 percentE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

During the last three decades,the real income of African American families in the United States has

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A)  gone down a lot.
B)  kept pace with the gains made by white people.
C)  gone up a lot.
D)  changed very little.E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

In the United States,white people are more likely to own their own homes than African Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

According to Lisa Keister's research,

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A)  social mobility has never existed in the United States.
B)  social mobility is the same for people at all levels of the wealth hierarchy.
C)  social mobility is lowest for people in the middle of the wealth hierarchy.
D)  social mobility is lowest for people at the top and the bottom of the wealth hierarchy.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

One-third of all homeless people are

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A)  mentally ill.
B)  employed full-time.
C)  elderly.
D)  entire families.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

People in the lower-upper class are sometimes said to have "old money."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the United States,people of _____ are most likely to vote.

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A)  low social position
B)  high social position
C)  average social position
D)  Social position has nothing to do with how likely people are to vote.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

A majority of children born in all wealth quintiles in the United States remain in the same quintile as adults.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Today,the wealth of the average U.S.family is about

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A)  $17,000.
B)  $37,000.
C)  $77,000.
D)  $277,000.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 17

In the United States in 2011,more than 46 million people were officially counted among the poor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The concept "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that,in the United States

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A)  more and more women are becoming poor.
B)  today's women have fewer legal rights.
C)  women make up an increasing percentage of the poor.
D)  fewer women now work for income.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

If you followed the lead of Max Weber,you would think of social stratification in terms of

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A)  a multidimensional status hierarchy.
B)  two major social classes.
C)  a middle-class society.
D)  six different social classes.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

According to Karl Marx,which class forms the core of the industrial proletariat?

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A)  the upper-middle class
B)  the middle class
C)  the upper class
D)  the working classE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 11: Social Class in the United States

The wealthiest 1 percent of U.S.families (the “super-rich”) controls about _____ of the nation’s privately held wealth.

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Based on what you know about occupational prestige,you would assume that

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The concept "feminization of poverty" refers to the fact that,in the United States

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People in the lower-upper class are sometimes said to have "old money."

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One-third of all homeless people are

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Today,the wealth of the average U.S.family is about

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In the United States,white people are more likely to own their own homes than African Americans.

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In the United States,people of _____ are most likely to vote.

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If you believe that people living in central cities are likely to be poor because there are few jobs available in these areas,you are in agreement with

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The anthropologist Oscar Lewis suggested the cause of poverty lies in

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In the United States in 2011,more than 46 million people were officially counted among the poor.

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A majority of children born in all wealth quintiles in the United States remain in the same quintile as adults.

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The highest rate of poverty in the United States is in

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According to Karl Marx,which class forms the core of the industrial proletariat?

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In the United States,Asians and Pacific Islanders have the lowest poverty rate of all racial and ethnic categories-even lower than non-Hispanic whites.

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During the last three decades,the real income of African American families in the United States has

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If you followed the lead of Max Weber,you would think of social stratification in terms of

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Social position in the United States is affected by a person's

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According to Lisa Keister's research,

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A study in 2011 found that about how many people in the United States were homeless for some time during a year?

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