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ONE OF THESE IS INCORRECT I MADE A 95 Which factor is considered when evaluating someone's standard of living? Question options: come mployment lass ll of the above on 2 Hope is desperate for the new designer purse that she saw while window shopping at her local mall. She knew every girl in school would covet her bag and wish to be like her. When she walked in, she whipped out her credit card, and purchased the $5,000 bag. This kind of purchasing is called: Question options: onspicuous consumption opular consumerism esigner consumerism redit card consumerism on 3 With the recent Occupy Wall Street Movement, the people of the United States keep hearing about the top 1%. How much of the United State's wealth rests in the hands of the wealthiest top 1% of people? Question options: 3 4 8 16 on 4 What is the most significant threat to the relatively high standard of living people are accustomed to in the United States? Question options: he decline of the middle class

he feminization of poverty he growth of the upper class he stagnation of wages for workers on 5 The Davis-Moore Thesis states: Question options: hat economic hardship and skyrocketing inflation is the cause for all social stratification in the United States. hat Karl Marx was correct and that stratification can only be solved by converting to a socialist government. hat the more society values a particular profession, the more the people in that profession will make. hat people constantly move up and down the social ladder, and this creates an unstable economy which will eventually collapse o self. on 6 What seems to be the key (although not the rule) to upward social mobility? Question options: ow well off your parents are. ow much education you have. ow many jobs you work. ow much you spend on your personal appearance. on 7 One main issue in studying global social inequality is: Question options: Most countries keep their economic situations secret. ocial inequality is relative and therefore, difficult to compare across cultures. he presence of tourism can make a country look richer than it really is. Most people live beyond their means which gives a false sense of wealth to a society. on 8 Since the social classes in the United States do not have any clear boundaries, how is a sociologist supposed to determine whether their subjects are in the upper class or the upper- middle class? Question options: pper class is often defined as having control over one's life and the lives of people around you, while the upper-middle class is o efined as having control only over one's own life. he upper class is split into "old money" and "new money" people, while the upper-middle class simply struggles to maintain its ealth.

ll upper class people enjoy opera and have been bred for their stations while the upper-middle class consists mostly of newly we eople who may not have had the same kind of upbringing. the upper class, everyone knows everyone, but in the upper-middle class, the people do not comingle. on 9 Elisa graduated from college with a double major and was inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa society. She was then offered a job in New York where she worked 12 hours a day and produced excellent results. Within two years she had over 100 employees working under her. Elisa's hard work was rewarded with a raise and a bonus. This form of promotion is based on the principles of: Question options: meritocracy democracy caste system closed stratification system on 10 In 2008 the United States, as well as the rest of the world, felt the effects of the recession. After the collapse of the housing market, people lost their jobs and they quit spending money. Many people could not afford their mortgages anymore and their homes went into foreclosure. For many people, it was a time of __________. Question options: ocial stratification ocial inconsistency orizontal mobility ownward mobility on 11 One of the terms below refers to group of people who lack political, economic, and social power and are not represented in the world arena. Question options: rst world econd world ird word

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urth world on 12 The class system is a closed system. Question options: rue alse on 13 According to dependency theory, cultural beliefs are detrimental to economic progress. Question options: rue alse on 14 ___________is measured by comparing the class statuses of children to the class status of their parents. Question options: tergenerational social mobility tragenerational social mobility ross-generational social mobility an-generational social mobility on 15 According to Wallerstein, USA, and Canada are representatives of the Peripheral nations. Question options: rue alse on 16 The caste system is an open system of stratification. Question options: rue alse on 17 According to Mogadham's research, one of the following is not a cause that impacts women's poverty Question options: crease in the number of female-headed households

trahousehold inequalities and discrimination against women xercise of neoliberal economic policies around the world roliferation of adult literary class across the world on 18 Every culture has a/an _____that justifies its system of stratification. Question options: eology ature ultural reason ultural need on 19 Although there are several harmful sociological effects of poverty, one of the following scholars is of the opinion that there are positive uses of poverty in society. Question options: arl Marx Max Weber erbert Gans Wallerstein on 20 The classification of the world's nations into the first world, second world, and third world is based on the Question options: level of industrialization level of education level of oil reserves level of gold reserve

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