Deck 6: The Badly Beseiged Middle Class

Question 1

Which of the following does not contribute to middle-class debt?

A)home mortgage
B)health insurance
C)cars
D)childcare

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Early visitors to the U.S.were surprised to see how lazy Americans were.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The H-1B visa program offers work visas for a period of

A)ten years
B)five years
C)three years
D)one year

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Blue-collar work is characterized by all but which of the following?

A)an hourly wage
B)salaried work
C)jobs that require a high school education or less
D)manual work

Question 5

One benefit upper-middle-class workers have is jobs that allow a lot of autonomy.

Question 6

Public schools in the U.S.are funded by

A)the federal government
B)local wealth
C)state wealth
D)parents

Question 7

Income is one factor used in determining whether or not a job is middle class,and the other is

A)the nature of the work
B)whether or not one is a supervisor
C)the location of the job
D)whether there is upward mobility

Question 8

This was one of several social programs introduced by the government after the Great Depression of the 1930s to help the middle-class:

A)bailout loans
B)payday loans
C)unemployment insurance
D)check cashing

Question 9

Upper-middle-class workers

A)have work that is salaried or based on consulting fees
B)have yearly incomes that average $75,000
C)have jobs that require an associate's degree
D)earn their money from money producing assets
E)have jobs in which they are highly monitored by supervisors

Question 10

An example of the benefit of the ecology of class is

A)living in an area with better schools
B)living in an urban neighborhood
C)macro-economics
D)an innate ability to understand how thermostats work

Question 11

A century ago,debates about women included whether or not they

A)should go to college
B)should have children
C)should marry
D)should engage in childrearing

Question 12

Permatemps are

A)long-term temporary workers
B)short-term temporary workers
C)long-term permanent workers
D)short-term permanent workers

Question 13

Functional literacy is the ability to

A)read and write simultaneously
B)complete complicated math problems
C)understand how to use math and reading skills in the home
D)understand how to use math and reading skills on the job

Question 14

Although their jobs are much less prestigious,middle-class workers have fewer complaints and are happier in their jobs than their counterparts in upper-middle-class jobs.

Question 15

These types of parents hover over their children when they are in college:

A)airplane parents
B)balloon parents
C)helicopter parents
D)flying saucer parents

Question 16

In research on middle-class families,this group appears to be largely ignored:

A)middle-middle class
B)upper-middle class
C)lower-middle class
D)working class

Question 17

Children generally benefit best by this style of parenting

A)authoritative
B)authoritarian
C)permissive
D)sink-or-swim

Question 18

Having lived in a society where working for oneself was commonplace,it was difficult for men to join companies and work for others.

Question 19

When it comes to upper-middle-class management or professional jobs,specialized training pays off.

Question 20

Redlining was a process by which

A)African Americans and other minorities could not cross a red line painted in the street
B)African Americans were refused entry into schools and churches
C)African Americans were accused of living in segregated neighborhoods
D)African Americans were unable to either obtain homeowner's insurance or mortgages or obtain them at reasonable rates

Question 21

How are social capital and social networking used to deal with neighborhood problems in middle-class neighborhoods and in seeking employment?

Question 22

The model H-1B visa holder is a 28-year-old computer programmer from India.

Question 23

Helicopter parents are considered an annoyance by their children.

Question 24

How did the development of industry impact the middle class? How were middle-class families impacted?

Question 25

Downsizing is the calculated reduction of permanent employees in an effort to cut costs and/or to improve an organization's ability to run more efficiently.

Question 26

Unequal public school funding results in "savage inequalities".

Question 27

Individuals who score higher on functional literacy tests tend to have jobs that require only a high school education.

Question 28

What factors distinguish white-collar from blue-collar jobs?

Question 29

The middle class is not vulnerable when it comes to health insurance costs.

Question 30

What are the strategies used by middle-class parents to help their children develop academically and to ensure their admission into colleges and universities?

Question 31

What are the two middle classes?

Question 32

Cars and appliances do not contribute to middle-class debt.

Question 33

What are some of the contributors and non-contributors to middle-class debt?

Question 34

Social networking sites are declining in usage.

Question 35

One major contributor to middle-class debt is home mortgages.

Question 36

Give an example of how the ecology of class benefits some people but not others.

Question 37

The ecology of class refers to the unacknowledged impact of residential and occupational location on one's quality of life.