Sociology Semester Exam 23

What were the two different social classes according to

Karl Marx?

• bourgeoisie and proletariat
• nobility and commoners
• aristocracy and serfs
• upper class and lower class

Intergenerational mobility is movement in social position across generations. Yes or No

• No
• Yes
• Maybe
• Sometimes

On average, a person with a high school diploma earns how much more per year than a non graduate?

• $10,000
• $5,000
• $15,000
• $20,000

U.S. school are funded mainly at the local level, so kids who grow up in affluent

neighborhoods tend to have access to

• worse-funded schools
• better-funded schools
• equal-funded schools
• no access to schools

2/3 of adults have college degrees and many have postgraduate degrees, tend to have prestigious jobs

make up which class

• middle class
• lower class
• working class
• upper class

This group tends to work hourly jobs that are part-time with unpredictable schedules and no benefits, 20% of Americans fall into this group

• The unemployed
• The middle class
• The working poor
• The wealthy elite

A social class can be defined as a group that’s fairly similar in terms

• Group with constantly changing members
• Group with no commonalities
• Group with different characteristics
• Group with similar characteristics

 Income, education, power, and prestige in society are all things used to classify

• social class

• number of pets
• shoe size
• favorite color

On average, a person with a bachelor's degree from college earns how much more than a person with a high school diploma?

• More than $5,000
• More than $50,000
• More than $10,000
• More than $20,000

Family incomes between $115,000 and $250,000 per year, make up 15% of income earners, 2/3 of adults have college degrees and many have post-graduated degrees, tend to have prestigious jobs, likely to be wealthy describe which class

• Middle Class
• Lower Class
• Working Class
• Upper Middle Class