Sociology- Social Class

Question 1

Social Stratification

Answer 1

The ranking of people and the rewards they receive based on an objective criteria, often including wealth, power, and/or prestige.

Question 2

Entitlement Program

Answer 2

A program offering assistance to which a person is entitled, requiring no qualification

Question 3

Jim notices that when he goes to work that all of his friends drive nice trucks or have some type of luxury car, where he is stuck with a beater car and that makes him think he is poor.

Answer 3

This is an example of relative poverty because Jim is comparing what he has to what his friends have.

Question 4

Wanda recently got promoted from a cashier to a managerial position at Festival Foods. She will now receive a 40% increase on her salary, along with many more hours.

Answer 4

This is an example of social mobility because Wanda has the ability to move up from the poor class to the middle class.

Question 5

Upper/Elite Class

Answer 5

A social class that is very small in number and holds significant wealth.

Question 6

Intergenerational Mobility

Answer 6

Refers to the change that family members make from one social class to the next through generations.

Question 7

Lower Class

Answer 7

A social class that is living in poverty

Question 8

Meritocracy Argument

Answer 8

States that those who go ahead do so based on their own merit

Question 9

Ally lost her job from getting laid off, and is now looking for work

Answer 9

Transitional Poverty

Question 10

Megan has a high school diploma and college credits, she owns some property but hold much less wealth

Answer 10

Middle Class

Question 11

Due to the stock market crash, many lost jobs and are now unemployed

Answer 11

Structural Mobility

Question 12

Wealth

Answer 12

All material possessions, including income.

Question 13

Upper/Elite Class

Answer 13

A social class that is very small in number and holds significant wealth.

Question 14

Intragenerational Mobility

Answer 14

Occurs when an individual changes social standing, especially in the workforce.

Question 15

TANF

Answer 15

(Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) an ongoing government program that targets a particular section of population to receive benefits such as cash assistance and childcare.

Question 16

Jobs such as College Professors and Police Officers

Answer 16

Power

Question 17

Sally works at Wal Mart, but is quitting to take a job at Save Alot.

Answer 17

Horizontal Mobility

Question 18

Upper Middle Class

Answer 18

A social class that consists of high-income members of society who are well educated but do not belong to the elite membership of the super wealthy.

Question 19

Jobs such as Doctors, Teachers, and Dentists have high levels of esteem associated with them.

Answer 19

Prestige Example

Question 20

Sally makes $35,000 a year. This is an example of ….?

Answer 20

Income Example

Question 21

Marginal Poverty

Answer 21

Lacks stable employment

Question 22

Bill is homeless in an underprivileged neighborhood. He is unable to have health care and is unemployed.

Answer 22

Urban Underclass

Question 23

The wealthy manipulate the underclass to get the resources they need to stay in power.

Answer 23

Conflict Theory

Question 24

Exchange Mobility

Answer 24

Concept suggesting that within the US, each social class contains a relatively fixed number of people

Question 25

Working Class

Answer 25

Generally made up of people with high school diplomas and lower levels of education

Question 26

A wealthy person manipulates the underclass for resources to stay in power.

Answer 26

Conflict Theory

Question 27

Bill is homeless and in an underprivileged neighborhood. He has no health care, and he is underemployed.

Answer 27

Urban Underclass

Question 28

Relative Poverty

Answer 28

Is a state of poverty that occurs when we compare ourselves to those around us

Question 29

Social Mobility

Answer 29

Is the ability to change social classes

Question 30

Symbolic Interaction Theory

Answer 30

Social classes and our understanding of it are relative to our personal belief system

Question 31

Jamarcus’s dad, Jaquarisus, works at a factory. He has worked there all his life and now he is very proud that Jamarcus is now applying at the factory that Jaquarisus works at.

Answer 31

Residual Poverty

Question 32

T’variusness lives with his dad, Tyroil Smoochie-Wallace. Together they have been out of work for several years. They now live in the slums and are collecting government aide.

Answer 32

Lower Class

Question 33

D’Squarius Green, Jr.’s dad Jackmerius enrolled him into the best school in his area. D’Squarius is trying to work very hard in school so he can get ahead in life unlike his father. D’Squarius goes into school early every morning and studies hard on his history. He is now top in his class unlike his father, Jackmerius, who was last when he dropped out.

Answer 33

Meritocracy Argument

Question 34

Functionalism Theory

Answer 34

Systems find equilibrium, or balance, so stratification must be the result of some kind of functional balance. A person’s drive, intelligence, and desire will determine where they go in life and this makes up the stratification of society

Question 35

Power

Answer 35

Ability to carry out your will and impose it on others

Question 36

Horizontal Mobility

Answer 36

Refers to moving within the same status

Question 37

Nora has not been able to find a job for months. Because she cannot pay rent, Nora has been kicked out of her apartment. She now has no place to live and scrounges around the city in search of food. What kind of poverty is this?

Answer 37

Absolute Poverty - she lacks the resources necessary to survive

Question 38

The Upper/Elite Class, Upper Middle Class, Middle Class, Working Class, Lower Class, and Urban Underclass are all examples of what ranking system?

Answer 38

Social Stratification

Question 39

I’m a lawyer that owns my own firm. I make about $100,000 per year and live comfortably in a newly built home. What class am I in?

Answer 39

Upper Middle Class

Question 40

Bill works as a snow plow driver for a private company. During the winter Bill is always out plowing snow for people. But, during the summer Bill has no work because of the “off season.” This is an example of what kind of poverty?

Answer 40

Marginal Poverty Example

Question 41

Sally works at a minimum wage job earning an hourly salary. Some people may experience a hard time trying to get hired in the same job area as her because of the high competition. Sally only has a high school diploma and is going to school to be a nurse.

Answer 41

Working Class Example

Question 42

All the people who receive government assistance and don’t work would be considered the urban underclass. In the future the amount of people in this class will probably remain around the same number and won’t change much at all. This is an example of which mobility?

Answer 42

Exchange Mobility Example