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The upper class makes up just 1 percent of the total U.S. population, but its total net worth is greater than that of ____________ of the rest of the population

90 percent

prejudice

A rigid attitude that is based on group membership and predisposes an individual to feel, think or act in a negative way toward another person or group.

The tendency to choose romantic partners based on similarities in background and group membership is called:

Homogamy

Social mobility that occurs over the course of an individual's lifetime

Intragenerational mobility

Although they make very little money, priests, ministers, rabbis, imams, and clergy are often very prestigious members of their communities. Which social theorist first suggested that this is an important element of class status?

Max Weber

A majority of Americans believe that poverty is a big problem, but addressing it is not a priority for most. Why not?

Nonrenewable energ

Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act

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What is the relationship between the American Dream and the social class system by which the United States is stratified?

The American Dream promises that one day social stratification will be overcome.

Social structures help to shape everyday interactions, but interactions can never reshape larger social structures like social class.

conflict theorist perspective

structural mobility

movement up or down the social class ladder that is due to changes in the structure of society, not to individual efforts

vertical social mobility

the movement between different class statuses, often called either upward mobility or downward mobility

What criteria does a social class system use to stratify its members?

wealth, power, property, and prestige