1. Currently for every dollar earned by men, women earn about _____ cents.
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77
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2. U.S. households earning between $20,000 and $38,000 annually, typically at low-skilled jobs, are classified as ______.
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Working poor
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3. Most Americans consider ______ the most important factor for “getting ahead.”
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Education
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4. What is a type of social stratification in which individuals are confined to a specific social group for their entire lives, but are not owned by other individuals?
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Caste system
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5. Which perspective argues that social order is organized on the basis of social class?
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Conflict
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6. ______ inequality is illustrated by the distribution of resources that people in a society can afford.
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Economic
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7. The assets that one owns describe ______.
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Wealth
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8. Policies under FDR's New Deal enacted during the 1930s resulted in ______.
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An increase of social services and jobs for millions
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9. The culture of poverty thesis asserts that those living in poverty do so because of ______.
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Individual attitudes and efforts
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10. During the summer months, Elliot attends science camp and plays on a baseball league, while Derek watches his younger siblings and plays video games. After a few years, Elliot begins to surpass Derek academically. This is an example of ______.
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An achievement gap
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11. According to Weber, class position is about what you own as well as ______.
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Your human capital
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12. In the years since 1970, which group's income increased significantly more than any others in the United States?
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Top 10% of earners
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13. Eymen was raised in an upper-class family. However, due to a few poor financial decisions that his father made late in life, Eymen and his siblings lost their inheritance. Eymen has a decent white-collar career, but no longer has a significant inheritance to rely on. This is an example of which type of mobility?
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Downward
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14. If nations adopt social support policies similar to those of the United States, what is the expected outcome?
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Global income inequality will rise.
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15. The concept of ______ contends that social institutions and attributes determine the way that valuable goods and intangibles are distributed in society.
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Social stratification
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16. When social institutions change, leading to upward or downward mobility for an entire class of people, this describes ______.
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Structural mobility
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17. Wealth is calculate as
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Assets minus Debts
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18. Upward Mobility When one climbs up the _____ ladder.
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Economic
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19. Structured Inequalities are ____ built into social institutions.
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Both of these
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20. Structural Mobility Occurs when changes in the economy create or destroy _______
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Jobs
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21. ________ Status is determined by class, status or prestige, and power.
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Socioeconomic
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22. The way valuable goods and desired intangibles are distributed in society is known as
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Social Stratification
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23. How members of the upper class ensure that their children maintain their status is known as
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Social Class Reproduction
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24. Distinctions among groups of people in terms of income, education, and occupation is known as
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Social Class
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25. A society in which those with the most talent rise to the top and are appropriately rewarded for their contributions is known as
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Meritocracy
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26. Intergenerational Mobility is Moving from the social class in which one was born.
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True
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27. Earnings from employment, government programs, investments, or inheritances is known as
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Income
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28. In an estate system, there is very limited social mobility, but those with the lowest standing have more freedom than slaves.
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True
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29. Unequal distribution of economic resources is known as
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Economic Inequality
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30. When one loses a class position then its known as
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Downward Mobility
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31. Culture of Poverty is the poor are blamed for their poverty.
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True
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32. In Class Based Systems members of a given social class share common _____ Statuses
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Encomic
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33. Rigid systems that confine individuals to social groups for their lifetimes, assigning them specific roles in a society are called Castes.
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True
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