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Multiple Choice

Multiple Choice

For each question, choose the single best answer.

This activity contains 15 questions.

	Who was the sociologist who identified and defined social class as a large group of people who rank closely to one another in property, prestige, and power?   C. Wright Mills Max Weber William Domhoff Karl Marx

	What term did C. Wright Mills use for those individuals who make the big decisions in American society?   the power elite the democratic facade moral entrepreneurs the ruling class

	In the United States, what occupation ranks the highest in prestige?   college professor actor clergyman physician

	Sociologist Erik Wright modified Marx's model of social class to include small business owners. These small business owners are called ______________in Wright's model.   petty bourgeoisie managers quasi-capitalists social dynamite

	In New York City, garbage collectors often make more money than college professors and high school teachers but are given little prestige. What do sociologists refer to a situation where an individual ranks high on one class variable but low on another?   status inconsistency role strain false consciousness contradictory class location

	What is the single largest social class in the U.S.?   the working class the lower middle class the upper middle class the upper class

	Of the following characteristics, which one is most associated with the upper middle class?   It is the most powerful of the social classes in the U.S. It is the largest of the social classes in the U.S. It is the class most shaped by education. It is the class that takes the greatest pride in having "real jobs."

	In America, which of the social classes has the narrowest field of "eligible" marriage partners?   the upper class the lower middle class the upper middle class the underclass

	What political party would members of the working class most likely be affiliated?   Republican Reform Party Socialist Worker Democrat

	All of the following, the variable that least accounts for the feminization of poverty is ____________.   low wages lack of education births to unwed mothers divorce

	What is the determining factor established by the U.S. government to classify a family as being in poverty?   Any family with a combined income of less than $18,000. The family cannot afford adequate housing. The family spends one-third or more of its income on food. The family income is less than half the national average.

	Which of the following characteristics of the poor is least accurate?   Most families qualifying as being in poverty are in this status for less than one year. Most of the poor are single mothers and their children. Most poor people are white. Forty percent of the people qualifying as being poor are under age 18.

	What is the maximum length of time a family can collect welfare based on the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?   one year fifteen years ten years five years

	Which of the following explanations for poverty do sociologists most prefer to endorse?   People are poor because they have limited IQs and deficiencies in work skills. People are poor because they lack an interest in work. People are poor because of the social structure of American society. People are poor because they are just plain lazy.

	Who was the rags-to-riches hero popular in the late 1800's that claimed that limitless possibilities existed for everyone in American society?   Johnnie Appleseed Horatio Alger Jeremiah Johnston Pecos Bill

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