Question 1- Americans aged 65 and old are more likely to experience poverty compared to children under the age of 18
True or False
Question 2-Among developed countries, the united states has one of the highest economic equality levels
True or false
Question 3 Closed stratification system allow individuals to experience upward mobility when they make money
True or false
Question 4 According to sociologists what are the 4 main social classes in America?
*Upper upper, middle, lower, and underclass
*Upper, middle, working and lower class
Question 5 In class we discussed how single women 4-5 times are likely to be extremely poor. When they are poor they are usually with their kids.
Which term emphasizes this common trend?
*Women in poverty
*Feminism
*Feminization of poverty
*Single stratification
Question 6 Which structural factors contribute to downward mobility or upward mobility?
*Change in the economy
*Immigration
*Government policies and programs
*All of the above contribute to upward or downward mobility
Question 7 Students living in high-income area with high income schools tend to succeed in college which could lead to economic success in the future
True or false
Question 8 The lower class can be broken down into 2 separation categories. Those categories are upper and lower classes? True or false
Question 9 According to functionalist perspective, individuals learn their social class through socialization early life
True or false
Question 10 We discussed why people are poor in America despite improvements in food supply and education.
Which of the following explanations below clearly explains why society experiences poverty?
*Individuals fail to work hard in society, therefore we blame the poor
*Structural factors like great depression and the great recession push people into poverty. Therefore we blame society
*Both of these statements explain why society sees more and more people who are poor
Question 11 Low income families struggle with health care and job wages regularly.
True or false
Question 12 Conflict theory states stratification harms society because it keeps lower classes from climbing up the economic ladder. True or false
Question 13 The Davis Moore thesis states social stratification benefits society because
Fills positions that high income workers don’t work
Most qualified positions get paid more and someone needs to get paid less
Society must offer greater rewards to motivate the most qualified people
This theory closely relates to which perspective below?
*Functionalism
*Conflict theory
*Feminist
*Symbolic interaction
Question 14 Karl Marx a conflict theorist explained how there were 3 social classes that were immediately created after the industrial revolution took place. The 3 social classes consisted of bourgeoise, the proletariat, and the capitalists
In recent times we see this same social structure in the working industry tody, which social class closely matches the bourgeoise and the proletariat today?
Working class and upper class
Upper upper class and lower upper class
1% power elite and the lower class
Working class and upper class
Question 15 As individuals we learn social stratification from our socialization agents
Which theory emphasizes the fact that we learn our place in society through socialization from other within our social groups?
None of them
functionalism
symbolic interaction
conflict theory
question 16 Education separates the poor from the non-poor
In the other words, having an education means you are more likely to not experience poverty.
True or false
Question 52
Explain what modern slavery looks like in your words
Question 53
1-Explain the difference between sex and gender.?
2- what are gender roles and provide 2-3 examples of where we see them in society?
Question 54
Using the symbolic interaction perspective explain why they believe gender is a social construction?
Question 55
Explain the sexual activity of men and women after 70 years of age?
Question 56 what is gender stratification? Explain where we might see gender stratification in politics in the workplace and in education?
