test 1 chapter 2

Question 1

What does this define: a system of social stratification based on personal merit, defined as a nation where the best person can rise to the top in any situation, despite his or her antecedents?

Answer 1

Meritocracy

Question 2

Which Poverty is: A condition that exists when people do not have the means to secure the most necessities of life (food, clothing, and shelter). More life-threatening, suffer from chronic malnutrition or die from hunger

Answer 2

Absolute Poverty

Question 3

Which Poverty is: A condition that exists when people can afford necessities such as food. clothing and shelter but cannot maintain an average standard of living in comparison to that of other members of their society or group. cant afford adequate protection from environmental conditions.

Answer 3

Relative poverty

Question 4

Refers to the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups based on their control over basic resources. Low-income and poor people have limited access to food, clothing, shelter, education, health care, and other necessities of life.

Answer 4

Social Stratification

Question 5

The ability of people to achieve their goals despite opposition from others.

Answer 5

Power

Question 6

3 Consequences of Poverty

Answer 6

• Poor Health and insecure nutrition
• Homelessness
• Poor educational opportunities

Question 7

More than _____ billion people globally live in absolute poverty

Answer 7

1.3 billion

Question 8

40% of food bank users are __

Answer 8

Children

Question 9

__ millions of Canadians have experienced homelessness or insecure housing during the last 5 years

Answer 9

1.3 million

Question 10

__ % of households received food from food banks

Answer 10

50%

Question 11

More than _____ million people live in absolute poverty

Answer 11

800 million

Question 12

___ millions suffer from chronic malnutrition

Answer 12

600 million

Question 13

__ Millions of people die each year from hunger

Answer 13

40 million

Question 14

Which Perspective on poverty and class inequality: blaming the victim, saying the problem resides in the person who is a poor culture of poverty, Poor have different values and beliefs than middle and upper classes. These criticisms detract from the true influences of problems of sexism, racism, and unemployment

Answer 14

Symbolic interactionist

Question 15

Which Perspective on Poverty and Class Inequality: Social inequality serves the function of motivating people to work hard to gain resources.

Answer 15

Functionalist

Question 16

Which Perspective on Poverty and Class Inequality: Poverty is a side-effect of the capitalist system, downsizing and new technologies create a reserve army of the unemployed to keep wages low.

Answer 16

Conflict

Question 17

Which Perspective on Poverty and class inequality: Focus on the gendered character of stratification and poverty, the trend of women being disproportionately represented among people living in poverty.

Answer 17

Feminist