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Sociology Chapter 9 Class and Global StratificationWhat class is represented by Karl Marx's term "bourgeoisie"? - ANS-upper class
What class is represented by Karl Marx's term "proletariat?" - ANS-the lower class
What term would Karl Marx use to describe someone who owned a small pet grooming shop? -
ANS-petty bourgeoise
Which term did Max Weber use to describe the chances a person has in life at gaining highly
valued economic and cultural resources? - ANS-cultural capitalist
What term refers to monetary assets that an individual holds, such as stocks, homes, and
savings accounts? - ANS-wealth
If a person owns a home that she lives in, a condominium that she rents out, and has savings
bonds. What are these assets? - ANS-wealth
Which term represents money earned from wage employment and interest on investments? -
ANS-income
What is a characteristic of the middle class? - ANS-distinctive for it's contribution of specialized
knowledge and expertise to economy
Which class position is marked by chronic unemployment and an inability to maintain a
consistent relationship with the economy? - ANS-underclass
Janet is unemployed. Due to a disability, she finds it difficult to maintain employment despite a
desire to work. She is, therefore, unable to maintain a consistent relationship with the formal
economy. What is Janet's class status? - ANS-underclass
Approximately what percentage of American household income does the top 20 percent of
earners earn? - ANS-50%
Approximately what percentage of wealth is owned by the top 20 percent of American
households? - ANS-85%
What term refers to the ability to move from one social class to another? - ANS-individual
mobility
What term defines a shift in one's social class that results from a shift in available occupations
that changes the class system as a whole? - ANS-structural mobility
, John worked in a manufacturing job building car engines. Over time, this work was increasingly
performed by machines and manufacturing jobs became scarcer and paid less. John and his
family were once comfortably middle class, but technology changed his job and his factory was
shut down. What kind of mobility did John experience? - ANS-structural mobility
Renee was born into a working-class family. She worked her way through college and is now
employed as a nurse. What kind of mobility did Renee experience? - ANS-individual mobility
What term refers to excessive spending that is often done with the intention of showing off or
impressing others? - ANS-conspicuous consumption
What is conspicuous consumption? - ANS-spending money to get luxary goods to show off
wealth and power
What term refers to prejudice or discrimination based on someone's economic resources and
lifestyle? - ANS-classism
Someone who lacks resources so severely that her or his life is threatened is living in what type
of poverty. - ANS-relative poverty
Someone who lacks the resources that are required to maintain a standard of living considered
acceptable in his or her society is living in what type of poverty - ANS-relative poverty
In the United States, how is the poverty line calculated? - ANS-a measure of scarcity
determined by figuring the cost of a minimal food budget and multiplying it by three
What term refers to trend in which an increasing proportion of women and children comprises of
poor families in the United States? - ANS-feminization poverty
Alex believes that people who are poor are lazy and do not want to work. He argues that
anyone can be rich if he or she simply works hard enough. What concept defines or justifies the
argument he is making? - ANS-classism
What term refers to the resources a person has such as various types knowledge and skills? -
ANS-individualism
After law school, Mannie was able to secure an entry-level job at the law firm of one of his
father's best friends. What does this family connection contribute to Mannie? - ANS-life chances
Which term best describes the following types of information we learn: table manners, etiquette
in social situations, and rules concerning gift giving? - ANS-cultural capital
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