Ch 8 Sociology Review
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- Q1
People who do not earn enough money to pay for a safe place to live and for food
Live in absolute poverty
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Which of the following is true of low-income nations?
They have higher rates of infant mortality
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When you add up all the economic resources a person has, such as her savings, home, personal property, etc., you have determined that person’s
Wealth
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Which of the following is true of middle-income nations?
Living standards among these countries vary greatly
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Which of the following best describes the functionalist theory of social stratification?
The inequality of social classes helps assure that the most qualified people fill the most important positions
30s - Q6
The most distinguishing characteristic of a caste system is that
social status is inherited and cannot be changed
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Some sociologists believe that many poor nations are poor because
Powerful nations took control of their resources
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A disabled 56-year-old man with no source of income other than disability payments from the federal government most likely belongs to the
underclass
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Which of the following is an example of intergenerational mobility?
A plumber’s daughter becomes a physician
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Which of the following is characteristic of low-income nations?
Decreased life expectancy
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Which of the following refers to the different layers of people who possess varying amounts ofscarce resources
Social stratification
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Which of the following is least likely to live in poverty in the United States today?
A 30yr old white man
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Irina moves from a job as a computer programmer to a job as a Webpage designer. This is most likely an example of
Horizontal mobility
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How is poverty measured in the United States?
By setting an annual base level income for a family of four
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What is one reason that industrialization enables nations to develop?
Science, technology, and learning develop more rapidly
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