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What sort of social mobility often results from losing a job?

A) horizontal
B) upward
C) career
D) vertical

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Symbolic interactionists stress the way we make "snap judgments" about other people's class statuses.We often pay close attention to what cues we display since we are aware that other people are judging us.Given this,why did Paul Fussell decide to measure class status with a "living room scale" rather than assessing some other part of the house?

A) The living room is a part of the house the whole family uses.
B) The living room is where we receive guests.
C) The living room is where the most expensive furniture goes.
D) The living room is where the television is usually found.

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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The upper class makes up just 1 percent of the total U.S.population,but its total net worth is greater than that of ________ percent of the rest of the population.

A young girl from a poor family is sent to live with wealthy distant relations.Her relations expect her to take care of the household cooking and cleaning instead of going to school.They do not pay her and threaten her when she attempts to return home.Her situation is an example of

In "The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation," Drew Westen argues that advocates of health care reform turn many people against universal health care when they talk about it as a way to help the "uninsured" or "underinsured." This is because there is an underlying assumption that poor people are getting what they deserve.What do sociologists call this assumption?

What are the tastes,habits,and expectations called that children "inherit" or learn from their parents and that help to achieve material success in life?

What do sociologists mean when they say that the homeless population of the United States is often "invisible"?

What does Karl Marx call it when individuals fail to see the ways they are oppressed by the social system in which they live?

Describe and analyze Pierre Bourdieu's theory of cultural capital in terms of microsociology and macrosociology.What elements of his theory are more like conflict theory? What elements are more like symbolic interactionism?

Explain two ways in which belonging to a particular social class has a profound effect on almost every aspect of a person's life.

Which of the following variables have the greatest impact on crime rates?

What sort of measure of poverty are we using when we compare the salaries of the lowest-paid members of a corporation with the salary of the CEO?

Betsy DeVos and her husband,both children of billionaires,have donated large amounts of money to many politicians.Betsy DeVos wrote,"I have decided to stop taking offense at the suggestion that we are buying influence.Now I simply concede the point.They are right." Which of the following best describes the DeVos family's involvement in politics?

Why do members of the lower class exercise less often?

Several members of the Indian government have argued that poverty in India should be calculated according to how many calories per day people consume,not in relation to their incomes.What sort of measure of poverty would this be?

The American Dream is the pursuit of material and personal success and the idea that anyone can achieve such success.How does widespread belief in the American Dream and individualism actually serve to reinforce socioeconomic barriers?

The idea of the American Dream is MOST closely related to which of the following?

What criteria does a social class system use to stratify its members?

How do law enforcement policies make the poor less visible?

How does social class relate to race,ethnicity,gender,and age in the United States today?