Sociology Chapter 8 Test

Someone who makes $50,000-200,000, has at least 4 year college degree and whose dog is a yellow lab would likely be in which social class?

• upper class
• working class
• middle class
• underclass

The jobs that people in the working class have are often called 

• green collar
• yellow collar
• blue collar
• purple collar

After sociology, Samantha has greater knowledge about the social class system and why it exists as it does.  Her greater awareness could be called

• class consciousness
• ascribed status
• socioeconomic status
• prestige

Julia grew up with a dad who worked on the railroad and a mom who ran an in-home daycare.  She graduated from college and is now an accountant.  She moved from the working class to the middle class.  Julia's change is most likely called

• class appropriation
• ascribed status
• capitalism
• social mobility

Randy and his wife Stephanie each work full-time in a factory assembling windows for $13 an hour.  They rent a 2 bedroom apartment and have one child.  They can pay most of their bills, but occasionally run into money problems.  In which social class do they best fit?

• middle class
• working class
• working poor
• underclass

Robert is a lawyer.  He drives a Lexus and lives in a 5 bedroom house with his wife Susan and their only child, David.  He makes $180,000/year.  His family wears North Face clothing and loves to golf and play tennis.  They have traveled internationally several times.  In which social class do they best fit?

• Upper class
• Upper middle class
• Middle class
• Working class

Global stratification refers to unequal distribution of wealth, power, and resources among countries.

• True
• False

People who work at low skilled jobs and have an income below the poverty line are the aristocracy.

• True
• False

Which of the following describes poverty rates for African Americans and Latinos?

• Lower than whites
• Equal to whites
• Slightly higher than whites
• Higher than whites

Which of the following is least likely to be in poverty in the United States?

• A thirty year old white male
• African American mother of two
• A 14 year old Latino boy
• A mentally ill 45 year old white male