WorksheetsClass/SES EDUC 230
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Define "Socioeconomic status"
Group whose members hold manual jobs that do not generally require
postsecondary education, except for the more skilled jobs.
Composite of the economic status of families or persons on the
basis of occupation, educational attainment, income, and wealth
A group sharing
the same economic and social status
Those in high social classes are likely to have greater educational attainment than those in low social classes.
True
False
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?
Caste
Estate
Class
The jobs that people in the working class primarily hold (select all that apply.)
Pink collar
White collar
Blue collar
Gold collar
Define "Upper class"
Group whose members earn annual incomes that allow them to have a
standard of living that includes owning
a home and car.
Group whose members earn the highest annual incomes and have the
greatest wealth
Group whose members are the affluent middle class who are
highly educated professionals, managers, and administrators
Define "Blue Collar"
Group whose members earn the highest annual incomes and have the
greatest wealth
Ranking of persons and families based on specific characteristics such as income, education, occupation, wealth, and power
Jobs or workers characterized by manual labor that is usually mechanical and routine.
Define "Middle Class"
Group whose members earn the highest annual incomes and have the
greatest wealth.
Group whose members earn annual incomes that allow them to have a
standard of living that includes owning
a home and car.
Define "White-collar"
Jobs or workers characterized by non
-manual labor in offices, retail
stores, and sales
Jobs or workers characterized
by manual labor that is usually mechanical
and routine
Define "Working class"
Group whose members hold manual jobs that do not generally require
postsecondary education, except for the more skilled jobs
Group whose members earn annual incomes that allow them to have a
standard of living that includes owning
a home and car.
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'__________.
The acronym SES stands for...
Socioeconomic Situation.
Socioeconomic Status.
Senior Executive Service.
Social English Status.
As future educators, we need to be aware of SES and its effect on student and learning motivation.
False.
True.
Poverty is...
a standard of living that is below the minimum level considered adequate by society
the minimum annual income needed by a family to survive
consistent across cultures.
the result of unemployment
Income and wealth are the same thing.
True
False
Social class has been shown to be a significant factor in influencing career aspirations, trajectory and achievement.
True
False
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.
True
False
One of the major challenges for societies around the world…
Poverty
Economic Injustice
Racial and Ethnic Inequality
