Question 1

Define both of the terms income and wealth and compare and contrast them. Give examples of both.

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Question 2

Describe poverty in the United States. How is poverty defined? Who comprises the group of those living in poverty and what are the causes of their impoverishment?

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Question 3

What are the main reasons why those who are unemployed in the United States, do not work?

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Question 4

What are some of the main reasons why the rise in unemployment in recent decades, according to your text? Which groups are disproportionately impacted by unemployment over others?

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Question 5

Discuss the impact of race and gender on class mobility.

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Question 6

How do ascribed statuses make a difference in terms of upward mobility? Provide an example to support your argument.

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Question 7

What is an estate system or feudal system? How important is ascribed status in a feudal system?

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Question 8

What were according to W.E.B. DuBois some of the obstacles that blocked economic success for blacks after Emancipation? Are there lingering effects from that era that still impact people today? How so? How does this group fare economically today and why?

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Question 9

Define deindustrialization, and discuss the impacts on 1) individuals 2) communities, and on 3) economic conditions.

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Question 10

Do you think the underclass can be eliminated in America? Why or why not? If yes, explain how you think this can be done. If not, explain why not.

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Question 11

Explain how an individual gains social capital to establish upward social mobility today.

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Question 12

What are the underlying causes of poverty in the United States today? Which groups are most likely to be poor?

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Question 13

Discuss Karl Marx's theory related to social class structure, urbanization, and industrial society.

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Question 14

How are income, wealth, and prestige connected? Begin by defining each term, and then identify the connections to each other.

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Question 15

What is the difference between a caste system and a class-based system? How does ascribed and achieved status affect each system? How much mobility can be found in a caste system?

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Quiz 6: Stratification: Structured Social Inequality