Soc 3320 gender race and class midterm exam

Levi is a physician. He has the ability to get the nurses to do what he wants them to do. He tells them what to do with the patients and when to do it. This ability to impose his will on others reflects Levi’s:

Newlyweds Joe and Jamie, both born to lower-income families, now make six-figure incomes based on being successful lawyers. This family is now part of

______ is the belief that rich parents have the ability to provide the best educational resources to ensure that their children are successful.

______ created a theory that believes that poverty benefits those that are rich in our society.

Babacar just moved his family to the U.S. from Kenya. When asked why he moved, Babacar said that this country will offer him an opportunity to change his social class. Babacar appreciates the ________________ available in the U.S.

The Davis-Moore thesis states that

Sociologists use the term social prestige to mean:

______ created the theory of poverty that is based in the belief that jobs are rewarded based on skills, education, knowledge and preparation  

This area of the social class ladder is most impacted by higher education and advanced degrees.

Which is not true about education and inequality?

A class system employs a social ranking based primarily on:

In terms of Social Class, which factor is most correct in terms of how people are evaluated and ranked:

A status group refers to:

Equality of ____ is defined as the idea that every person begins life in the same position.

_______ is a theory that poverty happens when there is too much social change happening in a society.

Max Weber referred to people’s opportunities to provide themselves with material goods, positive living conditions, and favorable experiences as:

Which is not a step in which blaming the victim occurs:

_______ poverty is defined as poverty that a person experiences for about 24 months.

Roughly 30 percent of the U.S. population falls within the

“Cultural capital” refers to:

_______ created a theory rooted in the belief that society believes people are poor due to bad choices and negative personal decisions that they make.