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Class/SES EDUC 230

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define "Socioeconomic status"

a)

Group whose members hold manual jobs that do not generally require

postsecondary education, except for the more skilled jobs.

b)

Composite of the economic status of families or persons on the

basis of occupation, educational attainment, income, and wealth

c)

A group sharing

the same economic and social status

2.

Those in high social classes are likely to have greater educational attainment than those in low social classes.

a)

True

b)

False

3.
Which of the following is an example of social class?
a)
Socialism
b)
Communism
c)
Upper class
d)
Utopia
4.

The social arrangement system that we have in the United States is typically broken down into general categories - poor, lower class, middle class and upper class. People have the ability to move throughout the levels within their lifetime. Which type of system is this an example of?

a)

Caste

b)

Estate

c)

Class

5.

The jobs that people in the working class primarily hold (select all that apply.)

a)

Pink collar

b)

White collar

c)

Blue collar

d)

Gold collar

6.

Define "Upper class"

a)

Group whose members earn annual incomes that allow them to have a

standard of living that includes owning

a home and car.

b)

Group whose members earn the highest annual incomes and have the

greatest wealth

c)

Group whose members are the affluent middle class who are

highly educated professionals, managers, and administrators

7.

Define "Blue Collar"

a)

Group whose members earn the highest annual incomes and have the

greatest wealth

b)

Ranking of persons and families based on specific characteristics such as income, education, occupation, wealth, and power

c)

Jobs or workers characterized by manual labor that is usually mechanical and routine.

8.

Define "Middle Class"

a)

Group whose members earn the highest annual incomes and have the

greatest wealth.

b)

Group whose members earn annual incomes that allow them to have a

standard of living that includes owning

a home and car.

9.

Define "White-collar"

a)

Jobs or workers characterized by non

-manual labor in offices, retail

stores, and sales

b)

Jobs or workers characterized

by manual labor that is usually mechanical

and routine

10.

Define "Working class"

a)

Group whose members hold manual jobs that do not generally require

postsecondary education, except for the more skilled jobs

b)

Group whose members earn annual incomes that allow them to have a

standard of living that includes owning

a home and car.

11.
Jobs like secretary, dental assistant, day care provider, and flight attendant are almost always filled by women.  These jobs are sometimes called 
a)
meritocracies
b)
blue collar
c)
pink collar
d)
conspicuous consumption
12.

A business is trying 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'__________.

a)
achieved status
b)
socioeconomic status
c)
conspicuous consumption
d)
life chances
13.

The acronym SES stands for...

a)

Socioeconomic Situation.

b)

Socioeconomic Status.

c)

Senior Executive Service.

d)

Social English Status.

14.

As future educators, we need to be aware of SES and its effect on student and learning motivation.

a)

False.

b)

True.

15.

Poverty is...

a)

a standard of living that is below the minimum level considered adequate by society

b)

the minimum annual income needed by a family to survive

c)

consistent across cultures.

d)

the result of unemployment

16.
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
17.

Income and wealth are the same thing.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Social class has been shown to be a significant factor in influencing career aspirations, trajectory and achievement. 

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Children from low-SES families are less likely to have experiences that encourage the development of fundamental skills of reading acquisition, such as phonological awareness, vocabulary, and oral language.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

One of the major challenges for societies around the world…

a)

Poverty

b)

Economic Injustice

c)

Racial and Ethnic Inequality