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soc real world ch 8
Sociology The Real World Stein Chapter 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An objective measure of poverty, defined by the inability to meet minimal standards for food, shelter, clothing, or health care. | absolute deprivation |
| The system of segregation of racial and ethnic groups that was legal in South Africa between 1948 and 1991. | apartheid |
| A description characterizing workers who perform manual labor. | blue-collar |
| A form of social stratification in which status is determined by one's family history and background and cannot be changed. | caste system |
| Awareness of one's own social status and that of others; also, the recognition of social inequality on the part of the oppressed, leading to revolutionary action. | class consciousness |
| A social system with very little opportunity to move from one class to another. | closed system |
| The tastes, habits, expectations, skills, knowledge, and other cultural dispositions that help us gain advantages in society. | cultural capital |
| Entrenched attitudes that can develop among poor communities and lead the poor to accept their fate rather than attempting to improve their lot. | culture of poverty |
| The removal of voting rights or other rights of citizenship, either temporarily or permanently, through economic, political, or legal means. | disenfranchisement |
| A system of social stratification based on a hereditary nobility who were responsible for and served by a lower stratum of forced laborers called serfs. | feudal system |
| The occupational movement of individuals or groups within a social class. | horizontal social mobility |
| Movement between social classes that occurs from one generation to the next. | intergenerational mobility |
| The movement between social classes that occurs over the course of an individual's lifetime. | intragenerational mobility |
| Argues that people have a deep need to see the world as orderly, predictable, and fair, which creates a tendency to view victims of social injustice as deserving of their fates. | just-world hypothesis |
| A system in which rewards are distributed based on merit. | meritocracy |
| Composed primarily of "white-collar" workers with a broad range of incomes; they constitute about 30 percent of the U.S. population. | middle class |
| A social system with ample opportunities to move from one class to another. | open system |
| The social honor people are given because of their membership in well-regarded social groups. | prestige |
| A relative measure of poverty based on the standard of living in a particular society. | relative deprivation |
| The geographical separation of the poor from the rest of the population. | residential segregation |
| A loosely knit movement that opposes consumerism and encourages people to work less, earn less, and spend less in accordance with nonmaterialistic values. | simplicity movement |
| The most extreme form of social stratification, based on the legal ownership of people. | slavery |
| A system of stratification based on access to resources such as wealth, property, power, and prestige. | social class |
| The unequal distribution of wealth, power, or prestige among members of a society. | social inequality |
| The movement of individuals or groups within the hierarchal system of social classes. | social mobility |
| The tendency of social classes to remain relatively stable as social class status is passed down from one generation to the next. | social reproduction |
| The division of society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy. | social stratification |
| A measure of an individual's place within a social class system; often used interchangeably with "class." | socioeconomic status (SES) |
| A situation in which there are serious differences between the different elements of an individual's socioeconomic status. | status inconsistency |
| Changes in the social status of large numbers of people due to structural changes in society. | structural mobility |
| The poorest Americans who are chronically unemployed and may depend on public or private assistance; they constitute about 5 percent of the U.S. population. | underclass |
| Mostly professionals and managers, who enjoy considerable financial stability; they constitute about 14 percent of the U.S. population. | upper-middle class |
| A largely self-sustaining group of the wealthiest people in a class system; in the United States they constitute about 1 percent of the population and possess most of the wealth of the country. | upper class |
| The movement between different class statuses, often called either upward mobility or downward mobility. | vertical social mobility |
| A description characterizing workers and skilled laborers in technical and lower-management jobs. | white-collar |
| Mostly "blue-collar" or service industry workers who are less likely to have a college degree; they constitute about 30 percent of the U.S. population. | working class |
| Poorly educated workers who work full-time but remain below the poverty line; they constitute about 20 percent of the U.S. population. | working poor |
| Weber would argue that person who belongs to an exclusive country club would belong to a higher social class due to that membership's _______________ | prestige |
| The tendency of social classes to remain relatively stable as social class status is passed down from one generation to the next is called: | social reproduction |
| A person from a lower socioeconomic status who is unaware of a job opening that is only posted on the Internet is an example of the impact of __________ on social mobility. | the digital divide |
| The United States, where social mobility is possible, is perceived to be: | an open system |
| The term that sociologists use to measure an individual's place within a social class system is called: | socioeconomic status |
| The movement of individuals or groups within the hierarchal system of social classes is called: | social mobility |
| A single mother living on the streets with her two young children who does not have the means to provide adequate food and shelter for her family is experiencing: | absolute deprivation |
| Which of the following is true concerning slavery? a) it is still legal in a few nations in the world today. b)Historically, based on race. c)it is the most extreme system of social strat. d)no longer takes place anywhere | c) Slavery is the most extreme system of social stratification. |
| A man who has his Ph.D. in sociology, yet continues to work as a cabdriver, is an example of: | status inconsistency |
| The belief that entrenched attitudes can develop among poor communities and lead the poor to accept their fate is called: | the culture of poverty |
| Which of the following is one of the basic prin. of soc. strat? a)It does not persist over gen.b)It is maint through beliefs widely shared by members of society.c)It is a charac. of indiv. d)All societies use the same criteria to stratify their members. | b) It is maintained through beliefs that are widely shared by members of society. |
| Which theorist was concerned about the new kind of social inequality that was emerging between the owners and the workers? | Karl Marx |
| During the Great Depression, large numbers of people dropped down in social class standing. This is an example of: | structural mobility. |
| A student with highly educated parents who pass that value of education on to her is an example of that student acquiring what Bourdieu called: | cultural capital |
| A woman who works on an assembly line on the floor of a factory has a: | blue collar job |
| In 2008, the Census Bureau defined the poverty line as _______ for a family of three. | 17600 |
| The American Dream legitimizes social stratification by reinforcing the idea that: | everyone has the same chance to succeed and success or failure is completely determined by the individual person. |
| The stratification system in India that is based on hereditary and allows little to no opportunity for movement between strata is a/an: | caste system |
| A system in which rewards are distributed based on achievements is: | meritocracy |
| The "Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study" research has found: | Moving from welfare to work is only mildly positive for families. |
| Children who are able to attain more education and a better paying job than their parents are experiencing: | intergenerational mobility. |
| When a woman marries a man who is similar to her in education level and social class background she is practicing: | homogamy |
| People from lower classes are more likely to be the victims of violent crime. t/f | True |
| The geographic isolation of the poor from other parts of the city is called: | residential segregation |
| The division of a society into groups arranged in a social hierarchy is called: | social stratification |
| list Weber's three components of class status | wealth power and prestige |
| __________ refers to a system of stratification based on access to resources such as wealth, property, power, and prestige. | Social Class |
| upper class characteristics | 1% possess the wealth |
| Upper middle class characteristics | professionals and managers 14% |
| Middle class characteristics | 30% white collar workers |
| working lower middle class characteristics | 30% less likely to have college degree blue collar workers |
| lower class characteristics | 20% lower levels of literacy |
| ____________ is the movement between social classes that occurs over the course of an individual’s lifetime. | Intragenerational mobility |
| _____ social mobility is the occupational movement of individuals or groups within a social class. | Horizontal |
| _______ social mobility is the movement between social classes and is often called either upward mobility or downward mobility | Vertical |
| _________ mobility refers to changes in the social status of large numbers of people due to structural changes in society. | Structural |
| ___________ is a relative measure of poverty based on the standards of living. | Relative deprivation |
| ____________ is an objective measure of poverty that is defined by the inability to meet minimal standards for food, shelter, clothing, or health care. | Absolute deprivation |
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