7-Sociology

What is the principal sociological critique of the culture of poverty?

What do sociologists call awareness of our own and others’ class statuses?

school of social thought insists that systems of stratification, are built out of everyday interaction

the tastes, habits, and expectations children “inherit” or learn from their parents and that help to achieve success

Which of the following is a serious flaw in the way the federal government defines poverty?

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

What makes the just-world hypothesis psychologically appealing to the average person?

What is it called when most residents do not realize just how many homeless people exist in their community?

someone that cannot afford a computer has to work on assignments or fill out applications only when the library is open

Why are people more likely to marry individuals with social and cultural backgrounds similar to their own?

What do most Americans claim about their class status?

What prediction can sociologists make about a person’s life prospects if all that is known is the person’s social class?

If someone went from living in a van to being a rich and famous singer, what is this an example of?

What do sociologists call it when large numbers of people move up or down the social class ladder as a whole.

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

What type of measure of poverty is the federal poverty line if it is based on costs of basics for survival.

Idea that the poor develop a way of life with different values and goals that keep them from becoming middle class

What sorts of jobs are usually available to members of the lower-middle class?

How do law enforcement policies make the poor less visible?

To what social class do “white collar” workers, workers employed in technical andlower-management positions, belong?

Mother Teresa was a person with power and prestige yet she was very poor, she is an example of which of the following?

Which is true of social mobility in a caste system?

The tendency of social class to be passed down from one generation to the next and consequently remain stable over time

If children have a higher standard of living than their parents they are experiencing ___ mobility.

The tendency to choose romantic partners based on similarities in background and group membership is called