SOC Inquizitive Chapter 4

What conclusion about education level and socioeconomic status (SES) can be drawn from this figure?

young people ofen replicate their parents

Place the following examples of young people in order from those with the highest to lowest life chances, according to Weber's definition.

*Justin Smit **Erica Jones ***Peter ****Katelynn

The richest 1 percent of Americans earned what percent of all income in 2014?

20%

According to Annette Lareau's research on social class and parenting, identify the statements that apply to either accomplishment of natural growth or concerted cultivation.

Accomplishment of Natural Growth *Children spend much of their time with family and others in the neighborhood. **Children may enjoy childhood more and feel less stress

Identify the factors that contribute to high-income families spending more hands-on time with their children.

Contributing Factor(s) *High-income families are more likely to have one parent who spends fewer hours at work. **High-income families are more likely to have two parents in the home. ***High-income families tend to have fewer children than low-income families.

Select the area in the figure that represents consensus theorists' view of inequality. Click or tap the appropriate place in the image.

Left (Ladder)

Which theorist introduced a concept to help explain the social class position of college students, who may not have an occupation or earnings?

Max Weber

Based on the example and budget provided in the "Working and Poor" Workshop box, identify the reasons why two-parent families are less likely to be poor than single-parent families.

Reason(s) *Two adults in a household can both work, and thus draw more income. **Two adults in a household can elect to have one parent stay home with the children.

Identify the examples of social capital.

Social Capital *Kelly Herrera has been working in finance for five years but feels stuck in her position. She reaches out to an older alumna from her college and after their conversation, the alumna invites her to interview for a better job at her company. **Two neighbors discuss their children's upcoming entry into the first grade. One parent suggests to the other that he lobbies for his daughter to be placed in Ms. Andrews's classroom based on his previous poor experience with the other first-grade teacher.

What would this curve look like in a society that has less inequality than the United States?

The curve would be less steep

What is one possible reason why inequality has increased over time, according to Joseph Stiglitz?

over time the wealthy gain control of more and more high - status positions and are able to change the rules to benefit themselves

According to the blog post, family - matters just as much as achievement scores in predicting -. This finding may be partially explained by changes in educational -during high school.

*socioeconomic status **college completion ***expectations

Based on the author's assessment of inequality trends, which policies might slow the growth of the superrich?

*stricter regulations against lobbying **reductions in tax breaks for alternative income sources ***stricter regulations on the finance industry