(Henslin 12e Test Bank) (8—12)
TB_Q8.2.31
Homeless people are part of the
a. working poor.
b. working class.
c. underclass.
d. lower middle class.
TB_Q8.3.32
As you go up the social-class ladder, what happens to your health?
a. It improves.
b. It stays the same.
c. There is no change.
d. It worsens.
TB_Q8.3.33
As you go down the social-class ladder, what happens to your mental health?
a. It improves.
b. It stays the same.
c. There is no change.
d. It worsens.
TB_Q8.3.34
When it comes to child rearing, lower-class parents tend to focus more on
a. developing their children’s creative skills.
b. encouraging their children to question authority.
c. getting their children to follow rules and obey authority.
d. developing their children’s leadership skills.
TB_Q8.3.35
When it comes to religion, the lower classes tend to be attracted to
a. more subdued worship.
b. more expressive worship services and louder music.
c. the Episcopalian denomination.
d. the nearest church.
TB_Q8.3.36
Which statement is true about people toward the bottom of the class structure?
a. They are more likely to be politically active.
b. On economic issues, they are conservative.
c. They are less likely to be politically active.
d. They walk the same political paths as the rich.
TB_Q8.3.37
White-collar crimes are likely to be dealt with
a. by the police.
b. by the courts.
c. outside the criminal justice system.
d. by prison sentences.
TB_Q8.4.38
_____ refers to the change that family members make in social class from one
generation to the next.
a. Structural mobility
b. Exchange mobility
c. Intergenerational mobility
d. Anomie
TB_Q8.4.39
In Mexico, Javier was a physician. Javier emigrated to the United States and
ended up working as a carpenter (which had been his hobby in Mexico). Javier
experienced _____ mobility.
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a. downward social
b. upward social
c. intergenerational
d. exchange
TB_Q8.4.40
Lee started as a bank teller and 15 years later ended up running the bank. This is
an example of _____ mobility.
a. upward social
b. intergenerational
c. downward social
d. lateral
TB_Q8.4.41
_____ mobility is movement either up or down the social class ladder due more to
changes in society than to the actions of individuals.
a. Structural
b. Upward
c. Downward
d. Intergenerational
TB_Q8.4.42
In _____ mobility, many people move up the social class ladder, and many move
down, with the social class system showing little change.
a. downward
b. structural
c. exchange
d. upward
TB_Q8.4.43
It is likely to be painful to
a. go up the social ladder.
b. go down the social ladder.
c. move on the social ladder, either up or down.
d. remain at the same spot on the social ladder.
TB_Q8.4.44
What proportion of all African American adults works at white-collar jobs today?
a. One-fourth
b. More than one-half
c. Two-thirds
d. More than three-fourths
TB_Q8.5.45
The official measure of poverty of the U.S. government is
a. called the poverty line.
b. kept secret.
c. five times a low-cost food budget.
d. nine times a low-cost food budget.
TB_Q8.5.46
The region of the United States that has the most poverty is the
a. South.
b. North.
c. West.
d. East.
TB_Q8.5.47
Which statement about poverty is true?
a. Poverty is unusual.
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b. Most poor people are poor because they do not want to work.
c. More children than adults are poor.
d. There is more poverty in urban than in rural areas.
TB_Q8.5.48
Most of the poor
a. live on welfare.
b. are single mothers and their children.
c. live in the inner city.
d. are less educated.
TB_Q8.5.49
The reason why families headed by a mother, rather than by a mother and father
or a father alone, are more likely to be poor is because
a. two-parent families are more stable.
b. women average only 72% of what men earn.
c. women have less education.
d. women are less inclined to work if they have children.
TB_Q8.5.50
Going without something in the present in the hope of achieving greater gains in
the future is called
a. the geography of poverty.
b. deprivation.
c. deferred gratification.
d. immediate gratification.
Essay Questions
TB_Q8.1.51: What are the four characteristics of jobs that have the most
prestige?
TB_Q8.2.52: Describe the underclass.
TB_Q8.3.53: Name three effects of social class on family life.
TB_Q8.4.54: Discuss research on women in studies of social mobility.
TB_Q8.5.55: Discuss the impact of geography on poverty in the United States.
