Question 1

-What are some of the most common characteristics that the top ten occupations in the United States share as listed ,"Occupational Prestige: How the United States Compares with 60 Countries"?

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Question 2

Identify the top three positions you currently identify as being a professional aspiration. Using,how do these choices compare in prestige? What are the qualifying factors that made you choose these particular positions?

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Question 3

What are some of the negative consequences of a sudden shift in wealth,such as winning the lottery?

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Question 4

Distinguish between the individual and structural explanations of poverty.

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Question 5

-When examining Figure 8.5,"The U.S. Social Class Ladder," what would be the rationale to add at least one or two additional levels of social class above the upper middle class? Even if this appears to be a good idea,why isn't it done? Use Figure 8.2 "Distribution of the Income of Americans" to help your reasoning.

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Question 6

The text describes worse mental health among people in the lower class. Why might the relationship between mental health and social class be reciprocal? For example,why might being mentally ill increase the likelihood of becoming lower class?

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Question 7

A husband and wife are from a middle-class family that has just won a $125 million lottery. Based on their newly acquired wealth,what precautions would you suggest the couple take immediately and within the next few days?

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Question 8

Develop a profile that answers the question,"Who are the poor?"

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Question 9

List the ways in which social class affects people's experiences in life. How has social class affected your own life chances?

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Question 10

-Based on Figure 8.2,"Distribution of the Income of Americans," the average American's individual income is calculated at $41,000 and the average U.S. family's income is $60,000. Calculate the income of the richest Americans based on the Mt. Everest analogy. What are the results? Just who are some of these Mt. Everest income giants? What is the mathematical formula you used to reach this number?

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Question 11

-After examining Figure 8.7,"Race-Ethnicity and U.S. Poverty," list three conclusions that can be drawn from the figure?

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Question 12

Figures 8.1 and 8.2 describe the distribution of wealth in the United States. Is this distribution desirable for the society as a whole? Explain.

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Question 13

-Based on Figure 8.3,"The More Things Change,the More They Stay the Same: Dividing the Nation's Income," what is the general pattern apparent in the distribution of income in the United States over the past 70 years?

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Question 14

Identify the three types of social mobility and distinguish the differences between them.

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Question 15

Describe how functionalists and conflict theorists view welfare reform.

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Question 16

What reasons can you offer to challenge why astronauts,lawyers,and airline pilots (ranked 4th,5th,and 7th respectively)hold the higher levels of prestige reported ,"Occupational Prestige: How the United States Compares with 60 Countries"?

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Question 17

In the Down-to-Earth Sociology,"Taking Another Fun Quiz: Exploring Stereotypes about the Poor" how do stereotypes about the poor fit with dominant American values?

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Question 18

In the opening segment,the author was disgusted by the contrast between the extremes of poverty and wealth in New Orleans. Describe the potential functions and dysfunctions of poverty and wealth including exposure to extremes of poverty and wealth as a regular part of people's education.

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Quiz 8: Social Class in the United States