LSCC - SYG 2000 ( Chapter 6 ) - STRATIFICATION
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#1 Q
Max Weber considered these three factors important in analyzing SOCIAL STRATIFICATION -
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1) Economic dimensions
2) Political dimensions
3) Social PRESTIGE -
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The term describing the form of poverty where people lack the basic necessities of life -
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ABSOLUTE POVERTY -
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In 2001, this was the income poverty level for a family of four -
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$17,960 -
#4 Q
List the three Reagan administration policies mentioned in the text that contributed to the rich getting richer while the poor got poorer -
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Three policies:
1) Deregulation of business
2) A decrease in tax rates for the wealthy
3) Cutbacks in government poverty programs -
#5 Q
In the U.S., executive salaries are this -
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Highest in the world -
#6 Q
The majority of the poor people in the U.S. belong to this group -
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Non-hispanic whites -
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This is the one characteristic that is true of most of the poor in the U.S. -
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Most are ill, disabled or in school -
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This is the #1 reason why so many more teenagers get pregnant in the U.S. than in other countries -
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They are less likely to use contraceptives -
#9 Q
This was the government policy for dealing with low wages and high unemployment during the 1980's -
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Fighting inflation rather than unemployment -
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This group was hardest hit by cutbacks in governmental anti-poverty programs during the 1980's -
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The WORKING POOR and NEAR-POOR -
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This is true regarding the homeless in the U.S. -
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There has been an increase in the proportions of homeless families and homeless women & children -
#12 Q
List three causes of DEINDUSTRIALIZATION in the U.S., as identified in the text -
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Three causes:
1) Industrial automation
2) International competition
3) Relocation of jobs out of the U.S. -
#13 Q
This is the system of SOCIAL STRATIFICATION that has the best potential for SOCIAL MOBILITY -
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CLASS SYSTEM -
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This system of SOCIAL STRATIFICATION is based upon land ownership and often entails formal titles -
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ESTATE SYSTEM -
#15 Q
The term for when a social system grows in better-paying, higer-status, and white collar jobs with shrinking blue collar jobs -
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STRUCTURAL MOBILITY -
#16 Q
List three formulations of social class identified in the text as being used by today's sociologists -
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Three formulations:
1) MARXIAN DEFINITION
2) COMPOSITE APPROACH
3) SUBJECTIVE CLASS APPROACH -
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The approach to the study of social class ("formulation") that considers income, wealth, education and occupational status -
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COMPOSITE APPROACH -
#18 Q
The term for SOCIOECONOMIC MOBILITY that occurs when some people move to higher positions while others move to lower positions in the STRATIFICATION system -
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EXCHANGE MOBILITY -
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This is another term for the group in the U.S. made up of "old money" and whose names are prestigious -
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CORPORATE ELITE -
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This is occuring to the group in the U.S. sometimes referred to as the "new class" -
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They are experiencing STATUS INCONSISTENCIES