Question 1

Marco earns $45,000 a year as a government employee and receives interest from several certificates of deposit (CDs) . The money that comes from these sources each year represents his

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A)  wealth.
B)  income.
C)  socioeconomic status.
D)  prestige.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 2

According to which of the following political positions does the solution to poverty lie in government reforms, such as increasing the minimum wage and raising tax rates on the wealthy?

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A)  radical left
B)  liberal
C)  conservative
D)  radical rightE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

The lowest paid 20 percent of U.S. families receive about what percentage of all income in the country?

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A)  3.8 percent
B)  13.8 percent
C)  23.8 percent
D)  33.8 percentE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Sociologist Herbert Gans claimed that inequality benefits

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A)  everyone by making society more productive.
B)  rich people by ensuring there is a supply of poor people willing to do almost any job, no matter how unpleasant.
C)  bureaucrats by expanding government assistance programs.
D)  corporations because poor people are a profitable market.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Sylvia earns $7.25 per hour, the minimum wage in much of the country in 2014. She works full-time, year-round, and earns about $15,000 annually. This profile places her within which group?

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A)  working poor
B)  non-working poor
C)  the underclass
D)  the poverty gapE) A) and D)
F) B) and C) A

Question 6

In 1945, sociologists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore made the claim that inequality has useful consequences for the operation of society. This claim is consistent with which type of theoretical analysis?

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A)  symbolic-interaction analysis
B)  social-disorganization analysis
C)  social-conflict analysis
D)  structural-functional analysisE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

To provide an example of a tax that is regressive rather than progressive, you would point to

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A)  the inheritance tax.
B)  the federal income tax.
C)  the tax on gasoline.
D)  no tax, because there are no regressive taxes in the United States.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

In approaching the problem of homelessness, liberals point to

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A)  personal problems, such as alcohol abuse and mental illness, among the homeless.
B)  economic issues such as low-wage jobs and high rates of unemployment.
C)  moral weakness among poor people.
D)  the need for greater self-discipline and personal responsibility.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 9

In 2012, what percentage of the U.S. population lived in a household with income below the poverty line?

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A)  2 percent
B)  5 percent
C)  8 percent
D)  15 percentE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

As of 2010, the typical "welfare family" received about how much assistance each month?

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A)  $400
B)  $800
C)  $1,000
D)  $1,200E) All of the above
F) B) and D) A

Question 11

Jonas lives in a region of the United States with a very high poverty rate. He probably lives in

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A)  the Southwest, near the Mexican border
B)  New England, along the Atlantic coast
C)  the Midwest
D)  the Pacific NorthwestE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

During the 1920s and 1930s, sociologists at the University of Chicago linked poverty to a breakdown in social order due to rapid social change. The correct name for this view is

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A)  the bell curve thesis.
B)  the culture of poverty thesis.
C)  the social disorganization thesis.
D)  the hypersegregation thesis.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 13

Experts estimate that about how many people in the United States are homeless at some point during a year?

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A)  about 16,000
B)  about 160,000
C)  about 1.6 million
D)  about 16 millionE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Since about 1980, income inequality among U.S. families has

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A)  been declining.
B)  been increasing.
C)  been holding steady.
D)  been fluctuating up and down with no long-term change.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

In 2012, how many people in America were counted as poor by the federal government?

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A)  6.5 million
B)  16.5 million
C)  36.5 million
D)  46.5 millionE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Social stratification is defined as

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A)  the fact that some people tend to outperform others.
B)  the way people in a society size up their social standing.
C)  a society's system of ranking categories of people in a hierarchy.
D)  the difference in income between rich and poor members of a society.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Radicals on the left agree with liberals that poverty is

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A)  a matter of personal responsibility.
B)  built into the very nature of capitalism.
C)  a societal issue.
D)  mostly a thing of the past.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

How are age, race, ethnicity, and gender related to the risk of being poor? Provide data in support of your assertions.

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Question 19

The study of how race, class, and gender often result in multiple dimensions of disadvantage is called

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A)  subculture of poverty theory.
B)  cultural capital theory.
C)  social disorganization theory.
D)  intersection theory.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 20

Families in the top 10 percent of income earn at least

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A)  $69,000 a year.
B)  $169,000 a year.
C)  $269,000 a year.
D)  $500,000 a year.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Exam 2: Poverty and Wealth

Marco earns $45,000 a year as a government employee and receives interest from several certificates of deposit (CDs) . The money that comes from these sources each year represents his

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According to which of the following political positions does the solution to poverty lie in government reforms, such as increasing the minimum wage and raising tax rates on the wealthy?

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The lowest paid 20 percent of U.S. families receive about what percentage of all income in the country?

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Sociologist Herbert Gans claimed that inequality benefits

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Sylvia earns $7.25 per hour, the minimum wage in much of the country in 2014. She works full-time, year-round, and earns about $15,000 annually. This profile places her within which group?

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In 1945, sociologists Kingsley Davis and Wilbert Moore made the claim that inequality has useful consequences for the operation of society. This claim is consistent with which type of theoretical analysis?

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To provide an example of a tax that is regressive rather than progressive, you would point to

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In approaching the problem of homelessness, liberals point to

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In 2012, what percentage of the U.S. population lived in a household with income below the poverty line?

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As of 2010, the typical "welfare family" received about how much assistance each month?

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Jonas lives in a region of the United States with a very high poverty rate. He probably lives in

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During the 1920s and 1930s, sociologists at the University of Chicago linked poverty to a breakdown in social order due to rapid social change. The correct name for this view is

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Experts estimate that about how many people in the United States are homeless at some point during a year?

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Since about 1980, income inequality among U.S. families has

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In 2012, how many people in America were counted as poor by the federal government?

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Social stratification is defined as

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Radicals on the left agree with liberals that poverty is

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How are age, race, ethnicity, and gender related to the risk of being poor? Provide data in support of your assertions.

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The study of how race, class, and gender often result in multiple dimensions of disadvantage is called

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