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This activity contains 10 questions.

	Wealth and income are synonymous; someone who is classified as wealthy will also have a high income.    True  False

	Since 1970 the rich in the United States have grown richer and the poor have grown poorer.    True  False

	The most affluent group in the United States composed of politicians and other elected officials.    True  False

	Ordinarily, a person will rank similarly on all three dimensions of social class: power, property, and prestige.    True  False

	The capitalist class that is composed of one percent of the population is worth more than the entire bottom 90 percent of the nation's population.    True  False

	The poverty line is based on the assumption that poor people spend approximately half their income on food.    True  False

	Millions of people who qualify as being in poverty also work full-time jobs.    True  False

	The rich who are mentally ill are more likely to be treated with expensive drug therapy while the poor are more likely to be subjected to less expensive and less effective "talk therapy."    True  False

	Because of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, approximately half of the people on national welfare roles have been removed.    True  False

	Sociologists are more likely to embrace the characteristics of the individual rather than the social structure of society as the reason for poverty.    True  False

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