Gustavo wants to figure out his wealth. He has $2,000 in a checking account, $500 in savings, $15,000 in stocks, and an $8,000 student loan he needs to repay. Gustavo's wealth is

 

Select one:

a. $9,000.

 

b. $17,500.c. $9,500.d. -$4,000.

 

Which of the following is a true statement about income inequality?

 

Select one:

a. Income inequality has increased steadily in the U.S. since 1970.b. Income inequality surveys only take men's income into account.

 

c. Income inequality has decreased steadily in the U.S. since 1980.d. People in the U.S. are more aware of inequality than those in other countries.

 

Since World War II, an increasing proportion of the poor in the United States are women. What is this trend called?

 

Select one:

a. the feminization of povertyb. matriarchal povertyc. Both answers are correct.

 

d. Neither answer is correct.

 

Which of the following is true concerning industrialized countries' commitment to social service programs?

 

Select one:

a. Most industrialized nations devote a smaller percentage of their expenditures to social programs than the United States.

 

b. Cuba, the United Kingdom, and Canada all pay out lower percentages of their nations' respective health care expenditures than the United States.c. The United States pays a lower percentage of health care expenditures than all other industrialized nations.d. Industrialized countries vary widely in their commitment to paying for social service programs and health care costs.

 

A meritocracy is

 

Select one:

a. a closed system in which your position is inherited.b. an open system in which your position is inherited.

 

c. an open system in which your position is earned.d. a closed system in which your position is earned.

 

In an aristocracy, membership in the ranks of the privileged elite is

 

Select one:

a. achieved through hard work.b. accomplished by joining the ruling political party.

 

c. inherited at birth.d. limited to men only.

 

In the United States, research has shown that intergenerational social mobility is

 

Select one:

a. possible but usually involves only modest changes in status.b. possible and often involves major changes in status.c. possible, but not for those who start in the lowest strata of society.d. all but impossible to achieve.

 

In the United States it is common for people to

 

Select one:

a. emphasize the assistance they received from others when examining the causes of their success.b. credit their success to a combination of their own efforts and the help the received from others.c. emphasize how factors beyond their control, such as race and gender, impacted their chances of success.

 

d. credit their success to their own hard work and downplay the help they received from others.

 

Marx believed that capitalism benefits society by

 

Select one:

a. increasing wages for workers.b. increasing profits for capitalists.

 

c. encouraging cooperation between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat.d. encouraging innovations that reduce scarcity.

 

Which of the following describe Karl Marx's concept of class consciousness?

 

Select one:

a. It is an attitude held by members of a class that does not accurately reflect the objective position of the class within society.b. It is the reputation that a particular individual has within a class and that person's awareness of how others relate socially to that reputation.c. It is a subjective awareness held by members of a class regarding the need for collective political action to bring about social change.d. All of the choices are correct.

 

Bourdieu believed that, because some culture is more highly valued than other culture, cultural capital is

 

Select one:

a. a form of power.b. ultimately worthless.c. valuable only to the elite.

 

d. limited in availability.

 

Which of the following is an example of how cultural resources can limit social mobility?

 

Select one:

a. The Lee family cannot afford to send their children to college.b. The Hobart family has operated a construction business for generations and mock office workers as weak.c. The Danvers live in a rural farming community and do not know anyone who could help them find work in the city.d. All of the answers are correct.

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