Bonus
What are the 3 Sociological Perspectives?
Functionalism, Conflict, Symbolic Interactionism
Who are the three richest people in the US?
Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates
True or False? As of 2019, the annual salary for a woman working full-time 12 months a year was $10,000 less than for a man working full-time 12 months a year.
True.
How much money does a family of four have to bring in each year to be considered living under the poverty line?
$26,500
What is the leading cause of homelessness for families in the US?
Lack of affordable housing
What is the Rhode Island state motto?
"Hope"
The top 1% of earners in the US own how much of the stock market?
70-80%
A survey conducted by Pew Research Center in 2017 found that what percentage of women were paid less than their male counterparts for the same exact work?
25% (1 in 4)
As of the 2020 census, this percentage of Rhode Islanders are living in poverty.
11.4%
How many vacant homes are there in the US currently?
16 million.
This celebrity who hosts a very popular game show was homeless for 3 years in the 80s.
Steve Harvey
True or False: If the 10 wealthiest people in the world lost 99% of their combined wealth, they would still have more money than 99% of the population.
True!
On average, women are still paid less than men by the dollar, how much does the average woman make for a man's $1.00?
$0.83
How many Americans were living in poverty as of 2019?
33.98 million
This Northern country is the only country in the European Union where homelessness is actively declining.
Finland.
What is the largest sea animal?
(Antarctic) Blue Whale
The lower 50% of earners in the US own what percentage of the national wealth?
2.8%
Latina women have the largest pay gap. How many cents do Latina women, on average, make for a man's $1.00?
$0.57
This US state has the highest poverty rate in the country at 19.58%
Mississippi
How many homeless people are there in America currently?
552,830 people, roughly the same as the population of Wyoming.
Who is considered to be the father of Sociology?
Auguste Comte
The richest 10% of earners in the country own what percentage of the nation's wealth?
69.1%
True or False? 2021 was the first year in which female teachers reported being paid equally to their male counterparts.
False! In 2021 on average, female teachers were reported to earn $150 less than their male counterparts weekly.
This US state has the lowest poverty rate in the country at only 4.9%
New Hampshire
What percentage of people in Barrington were homeless as of 2020? (it's not zero).
5.4%