People having the same social, economic, or educational status
100
What is class standing?
Has a significant impact on our chances for survival
100
What percent of the population holds less than 6 percent of the nations wealth?
a. 20%
b. 30%
c. 50%
d. 60%
d. 60%
100
Which class holds a small share of nations wealth?
a. upper class
b. middle class
c. none of the above
b. middle class
100
America has _______ poles on the economic spectrum.
a. no
b. extreme
c. moderate
b. extream
200
Define inequality
the quality of not being the same
200
School ________ correlates strongly with economic class
performance
200
What has led to a significant rise in the level of inequality between the rich and the middle class?
a. Regressive changes in tax policies
b. the weakening of labor unions
c. both a and b
c. both a and b
200
-What is one symbol of poverty in U.S.?
a. clothing
b. food one eats
a. clothing
200
Class not only affects ones life-style and well-being, but also ones physical and mental health.
True
False
True
300
Define racism
prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
300
According to Mantsios, do all Americans have an equal opportunity to succeed?
No
300
The distribution of income is heavily skewed.
True
False
True
300
-What is the contrast rich and poor in the American population?
a. there is no contrast
b. hardly any
c. huge contrast
c. huge contrast
300
Within each age group, the lower one's ______ standing, the higher the death rate.
a. height
b. literacy
c. class
c. class
400
Define poverty
state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
400
class standing, and consequently life chances, is largely determined at ____.
birth
400
During the economic boom of the 1990s 4 out of 5 americans saw their share of net worth...
a. decline
b. increase
c. remain the same
a. decline
400
-What country has the most unequal distribution of household income?
a. Canada
b. China
c. Mexico
d. U.S.
d. U.S.
400
There is no relationship between social class and health.
True
False
False
500
define minorities
group of people who differ racially or politically from a large group of which it is apart
500
Racial and gender _________ attribute to an increase in the chances of poverty and of lower class standing
discrimination
500
One prominent economist described economic growth in the US as...
a. a first come first serve
b. stable
c. a spectator sport for the majority of American families
c. a spectator sport for the majority of American families
500
-How many children in the U.S. under the age of six lives in poverty? Answer: one out of every five
a. 1 in 5
b. none
c. 1 in 3
d. 1 in 20
a. 1 in 5 :(
500
there are enormous differences between the ______, ______-nots, and the ______-littles.