Unit 8: Social stratification

The access that people have to important life resources (e.g., safe neighborhood, healthy food, consistent contact with educated adults) is called

• life chances
• conspicuous consumption
• power
• redistribution

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

Which of these nations has the highest level of wealth inequality?

• Norway
• Japan
• United States
• Czech Republic

The richest 1% of Americans own approximately how much of the overall wealth in the country?

• 22%
• 31%
• 42%
• 58%

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

A business wants to try to decide which income level of customers to market to.  They want to find data on income and education level.  The data they are looking for is about their customers'__________.

• achieved status
• socioeconomic status
• conspicuous consumption
• life chances

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