Ch 7 - Social Stratification, Inequality, and Poverty

Question 1

Achieved Status

Answer 1

Status earned

Question 2

Ascribed Status

Answer 2

Born with

Question 3

SES

Answer 3

Socio-Economic Status

1. Income
2. Wealth
3. Occupation
4. Education
5. Political Voice
   * **Short answer question

Question 4

Social inequality

Answer 4

Disparity in income, wealth, prestige, and other resources

Question 5

Social Stratification

Answer 5

Systematic ranking of people in a hierarchy of inequality

Question 6

Caste v. Class Society

Answer 6

Caste: closed to social mobility. Status given for life

Class: changing class status is possible

Question 7

Poverty

Answer 7

Unable to pay for basic necessities

Question 8

Income

Answer 8

The amount of money a person/household earns in a year

Question 9

Wealth (Net worth)

Answer 9

Value of everything owned minus debts

Question 10

Class

Answer 10

persons economic position in society

- income, wealth, occupation, education

Question 11

Income distribution

Answer 11

Top 20% = 51%
60-80 = 23%
40-60 = 14.4%
20-40 = 8.4%
0-20 = 3.2%

Question 12

Blue collar

Answer 12

Manual Labor

Question 13

White Collar

Answer 13

Jobs in offices, banks, etc

Question 14

Pink collar

Answer 14

Low paying jobs traditionally done by women.

Nurse, secretary etc

Question 15

Gold Collar

Answer 15

Low wage, but no college loans etc so spend the extra money on luxuries

Question 16

Political Voice

Answer 16

Power to influence political change

Question 17

Power Elite

Answer 17

Small group of people who control a disproportionate amount of power, wealth, privilege, and access
- C. Wright Mills

Question 18

Gilbert-Kahl Class in the US Model

Answer 18

Drop of water metaphor

1. Capitalist class- Investors, heirs, executives. $1.5M/year. Top 1%
2. Upper-Middle: Upper management, professionals, medium business sized owners. 14%, $80k/year
3. Middle: Lower managers, non-retail sales, semi-professionals. 30%, $45k/year
4. Working Class: low skill manual, clerical, and retail. 30%. $30k/yera
5. Working Poor: minimum wage jobs, lowest pai. 13%. $20k/year
6. Under Class: unemployed, part time, public assistance. 13%. $10k/year

Question 19

Food Deserts

Answer 19

An area where affordable and nutritious food is hard to obtain

Question 20

Average Household Income

Answer 20

Bottom 90%: $31,244/year
Top 1-10%: $164,647/year
Top 1%: $1.14M/year

Richest 10% = 2/3 of Americas Wealth