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WorksheetsSociology Chapter 8 Test
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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?
a)
upper class
b)
working class
c)
middle class
d)
underclass
2.
The jobs that people in the working class have are often called
a)
green collar
b)
yellow collar
c)
blue collar
d)
purple collar
3.
After sociology, Samantha has greater knowledge about the social class system and why it exists as it does. Her greater awareness could be called
a)
class consciousness
b)
ascribed status
c)
socioeconomic status
d)
prestige
4.
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
a)
class appropriation
b)
ascribed status
c)
capitalism
d)
social mobility
5.
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?
a)
middle class
b)
working class
c)
working poor
d)
underclass
6.
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?
a)
Upper class
b)
Upper middle class
c)
Middle class
d)
Working class
7.
Global stratification refers to unequal distribution of wealth, power, and resources among countries.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
People who work at low skilled jobs and have an income below the poverty line are the aristocracy.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Which of the following describes poverty rates for African Americans and Latinos?
a)
Lower than whites
b)
Equal to whites
c)
Slightly higher than whites
d)
Higher than whites
10.
Which of the following is least likely to be in poverty in the United States?
a)
A thirty year old white male
b)
African American mother of two
c)
A 14 year old Latino boy
d)
A mentally ill 45 year old white male
11.
Which of the following characterizes an open class system?
a)
Safety net for all
b)
Survival of the fittest
c)
A chicken in every pot
d)
From rags to riches
12.
Finish the Sentence -Social mobility is the ability to move between social ______
a)
Sentences
b)
Castes
c)
Classes
d)
Casements
13.
A person with power always possess prestige.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
A person who teaches high school has more prestige than?
a)
A person with money
b)
A person with power
c)
A person with status
d)
A person with wealth
15.
A mechanic who changes jobs to become a plumber is an example of which type of mobility?
a)
horizontal mobility
b)
vertical mobility
c)
structural mobility
d)
exchange mobility
16.
A McDonald's worker that starts a become a self made business owner is an example of which type of mobility?
a)
horizontal mobility
b)
vertical mobility
c)
intergenerational mobility
d)
exchange mobility
17.
The daughter of a carpenter that goes to U of L for medicine and eventually get her P.h.d is an example of which type of mobility?
a)
intergenerational
b)
intragenerational
c)
structural
d)
exchange
18.
How is poverty measured in the United States?
a)
by sending out surveys to all American families
b)
by conducting interviews with people in the underclass
c)
by setting an annual base level income for a family of four
d)
by measuring annual levels of unemployment
19.
When you add up all the economic resources a person has, such as her savings, home, personal property, etc., you have determined that person’s
a)
caste.
b)
power.
c)
wealth.
d)
prestige.
20.
The most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system is that
a)
people’s social class can change vertically but not horizontally.
b)
people can only change from one generation to the next.
c)
social status is inherited and cannot be changed.
d)
social status can be changed by education and hard work
21.
Which of the following is true about a caste system?
a)
A caste system is a closed-class system.
b)
Members of different castes are allowed to marry.
c)
Social class is earned.
d)
Mobility can be achieved through merit.
22.
Which of the following refers to the different layers of people who possess varying amounts of scarce resources?
a)
the proletariat
b)
class consciousness
c)
social stratification
d)
horizontal mobility
23.
What word best describes the amount of money a person earns within a specific time period?
a)
wealth
b)
stratification
c)
income
d)
prestige
24.
Which of the following would be considered part of a person’s wealth?
a)
her tax forms
b)
her clothes and other personal possessions
c)
a paycheck she will receive next Friday
d)
a house that she rents
25.
Movement to an upper or lower social class due to occupation
a)
Horizontal mobility
b)
Vertical mobility
c)
Intergenerational mobility
d)
Intragenerational mobility
26.
Movement from one occupation to another within the same social class
a)
Horizontal mobility
b)
Vertical mobility
c)
Intergenerational mobility
d)
Intragenerational mobility
27.
Movement to an upper or lower social class over the course of a generation
a)
Horizontal mobility
b)
Vertical mobility
c)
Intergenerational mobility
d)
Intragenerational mobility
28.
Identify the dimension of power indicated by:
Respect given to a doctor
Respect given to a doctor
a)
Prestige
b)
Power
c)
Wealth
29.
Identify the dimension of power indicated by: Stock martket holdings
a)
Power
b)
Prestige
c)
Wealth
30.
The absence of enough money to secure life's necessities
a)
Absolute poverty
b)
Relative poverty
31.
Donald Trump is of a higher status than a mechanic. This is an example of
a)
Social Welfare
b)
Opinion
c)
Social Stratification
d)
Class hierarchy
32.
Your car, your money, your house (if you own one) are all considered...
a)
Wealth
b)
Power
c)
Happiness
d)
material possessions
33.
Which is the most prestigious job?
a)
paralegal
b)
garbage man
c)
doctor
d)
senator
34.
A doctor would most likely belong to which class
a)
upper class
b)
middle class
c)
lower middle class
d)
middle class
35.
Which class would a mechanic belong to?
a)
upper class
b)
working class
c)
capitalist class
d)
upper middle class
36.
What percent of the population is the upper class
a)
4%
b)
3%
c)
2%
d)
1%
37.
Why are women far more likely to be poor than men?
a)
custody of children
b)
more likely to be unemployed
c)
They're lazy
d)
poor spending habits
38.
Having a strong knowledge about social class and awareness of one's own status is called
a)
conspicuous consumption
b)
prestige
c)
socioeconomic status
d)
class consciousness
39.
Being in a position you were assigned to or born into (you didn't choose or earn it) is called what?
a)
ascribed status
b)
achieved status
c)
social mobility
d)
socioeconomic status
40.
Mario is an undocumented immigrant, so he can't receive government benefits. He makes $11/hr in farm work. Occasionally, he can't pay rent and he and his children have to move to a homeless shelter. What might a sociologist call Mario's situation?
a)
socioeconomic status
b)
ascribed status
c)
relative poverty
d)
absolute poverty
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