Deck 10: The Architecture of Stratification: Social Class Inequality

Question 1

According to FBI and Bureau of Justice statistics,_____ of murders involve a black person killing a white person.

A)3%
B)6%
C)12%
D)24%

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to Mantsios,what plays a key role in "defining our cultural tastes,helping us locate ourselves in history,establishing our natural identity,and ascertaining the range of national and social possibilities"?

A)Our families
B)The media
C)The educational system
D)Our peers

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Adair commends the school teachers and staff who were sympathetic to her family's economic circumstances and did their best to make sure that she was never singled out for being poor.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

On average,American households with incomes of less than $10,000 give what percentage of their income to charities or religious organizations?

A)1%
B)3%
C)6%
D)10%

Question 5

Which social class is presented by the media as lazy and disrespectful of law?

A)Upper class
B)Middle class
C)Working class
D)Educated class

Question 6

In "Branded With Infamy," Adair draws on the theories of ______.

A)Marcel Marceau
B)Marcel Duchamp
C)Michel Foucault
D)Michel Gondry

Question 7

According to Copeland and Labuski,research indicates that compared to other retail and "big box" stores:

A)Wal-Mart's wages are about the same.
B)Wal-Mart's wages are significantly lower.
C)Wal-Mart's wages are significantly higher.
D)There is no way to make this comparison because Wal-Mart refuses to release wage data.

Question 8

The author describes selling her blood in order to meet her financial obligations.Why did the blood collection centers eventually refuse to take her blood?

A)She tested positive for legally obtained prescription drugs.
B)Because she was poor,she was believed to be at high risk for carrying Hepatitis C and HIV.
C)She was on welfare and so the income she received was not permissible under federal laws.
D)The frequency with which she gave blood had left her anemic.

Question 9

Adair catalogues the ways in which poverty is visible on women's bodies.Which of the following is NOT among these?

A)Stooped posture
B)Scars from poorly treated/untreated wounds
C)Track marks
D)Missing or decaying teeth

Question 10

The media's depiction of the poor as having only themselves to blame for their situation is an example of:

A)the culture of poverty thesis.
B)socioeconomic status.
C)means of production.
D)paucity bias.

Question 11

On average,American households with incomes of more than $100,000 give what percentage of their income to charities or religious organizations?

A)1%
B)3%
C)6%
D)10%

Question 12

Which is a Wal-Mart slogan?

A)"Save Money,Live Better"
B)"Hang on to your wallet"
C)"Shop here.Work here."
D)"Your family.Your store"

Question 13

Early in its history,Wal-Mart worked to cultivate a customer base from which of the following demographic categories:

A)Rural
B)Poor
C)White
D)All of the above

Question 14

On average,how many hours per week do Americans spend watching television?

A)7
B)14
C)28
D)42

Question 15

Which of the following statements does Mantsios not make about the U.S.media?

A)They provide meager coverage of poor people and poverty.
B)They hide gross inequalities from public view.
C)They blame the poor for their situation.
D)They represent other countries as being less developed and more immoral.

Question 16

"Tidyfare" programs:

A)allow monitors to come into an aid recipient's home to check for orderliness
B)allow monitors to enter an aid recipient's home to make sure that "declared minors" attend school
C)require aid recipients to spend at least 10 hours each week engaged in community improvement projects
D)require unemployed aid recipients to spend a minimum of 30 hours each week collecting trash and performing maintenance work in public spaces

Question 17

Adair cites research conducted by Jody Raphael of the Taylor Institute (2000)that found,contrary to stereotypes,poor women and their children are not at increased risk of domestic violence.

Question 18

The author discloses information about her class background,telling readers that she and her siblings grew up in a poor,single-parent headed household.

Question 19

The primary means of stratification in American society is:

A)capitalism.
B)the media.
C)social class.
D)educational attainment.

Question 20

Who was Wal-Mart's first female board member?

A)Condoleezza Rice
B)Laura Bush
C)Hilary Clinton
D)Angelina Jolie

Question 21

One strategy Wal-Mart has for keeping hourly wages low is by "pushing out" more experienced,higher-paid workers.

Question 22

Though Wal-Mart has produced many commercials about the shopping experiences of customers,it has never made a commercial about the experiences of employees and what it is like for those who work in its stores.

Question 23

Adair uses the terms "welfare recipients" and "poor working women" interchangeably.

Question 24

The majority of Wal-Mart's managers are female.

Question 25

Wal-Mart is one of the nation's largest private employers of racial and ethnic minorities

Question 26

Adair makes a convincing argument that the assistance programs for poor women and children also attempt to "teach" them to value and respect their bodies.

Question 27

Because marketing strategists want to preserve a wholesome image and appeal to white middle-class consumers,Wal-Mart has never run an advertisement in Ebony magazine.

Question 28

Wal-Mart refused to donate to the New York-based program Dress For Success because New Yorkers had vehemently opposed the construction of Wal-Mart stores.

Question 29

The majority (more than half)of Wal-Mart's employees are female.

Question 30

Wal-Mart seeks to distance itself from poor,working-class,and non-white consumers.