Deck 11: A: Social Class in Canada

Question 1

In Canadian society,wealth stands as an important source of power.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Without exception,white-collar work confers greater prestige than blue-collar work.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

People in the lower-upper class are sometimes said to have "old money."

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The richest 20 percent of U.S.families earn almost 48 percent of all income and own 84% of all wealth.

Question 5

The working class is sometimes called the "lower-middle class."

Question 6

Social inequality in Canada is not easily recognized because our primary groups typically have the same social standing as we do.

Question 7

Aboriginal businesses are new and generally smaller than their mainstream counterparts,but many are multimillion-dollar ventures.

Question 8

Canada does not measure or tax wealth.

Question 9

In Canada,wealth is distributed more equally than income.

Question 10

Occupation is a major determinant of wealth,income,power,and prestige.

Question 11

As surprising as it may seem,in Canada,poor people typically have better health than rich people.

Question 12

In Canada,about 20 percent of people are officially counted among the poor.

Question 13

In Canada,social class,race and ethnicity are clearly associated.

Question 14

Health is closely related to social standing.

Question 15

Jobs typically performed by women carry more prestige than those typically performed by men.

Question 16

Intergenerational mobility refers to changes in social position within an individual's lifetime.

Question 17

Education is an important determinant of labour force participation.

Question 18

Canadian society is not highly stratified.

Question 19

Big houses are an example of conspicuous consumption.

Question 20

Because education is a right in Canada,there is very little inequality in schooling.

Question 21

The primary cause of poverty is society,not individual character traits.

Question 22

The feminization of poverty refers to the trend by which women represent an increasing proportion of the poor.

Question 23

Approximately 45% of children living in female-headed lone-parent families live in poverty.

Question 24

Societal factors that contribute to homelessness include low wages and a lack of low-income housing.

Question 25

Canadian women working full time earn approximately 74 percent as much as comparable men.

Question 26

Explanations of poverty given in the text also apply to homelessness.

Question 27

The age category of the Canadian population most likely to be poor is children.

Question 28

Historically,though not as much today,women have had less opportunity for upward social mobility than men.

Question 29

Non-immigrants have higher low-income rates than immigrants.