SOCIOLOGY 101 EXAM 3 WVU, LATEST 2024 WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Social Stratification: Layer or levels within society
2. Social Class: *Socioeconomic* Based on your money, education, or power -Social
standing
3. Prestige: The regard or respect you have within society
-Education is important & don't necessarily need money
4. Power: Ability to get what you want, even though some people oppose to it.
- Charismatic power = Obama/Hitler
5. Life Chances: What is the chance that you live to the expected age -Life is unknown
-Money + education will help determine some of your life
6. Income: The amount of money you make in a given time
7. Wealth: All things you have or anything or all of value, minus your debt
8. Social Mobility (Upward and Downward): (Up) - We live in a class society
- Moving up or down in society through classes
-Marry someone rich, go to college, getting a new job
(Down) Going bankrupt, addiction, mental illness
9. Upper-Upper Class: Highest class, mega wealthy in society
-"Old money"
10. Lower-upper class: New money(made their own money)
-"Bill gates, J.k. Rowling"
11. Upper-Middle Class: Most effected by uppers education
-"Doctors/Lawyers
- Have money to invest, retirement fund
12. Middle Class: A little bit of money, have mortgage, and insurance -"Teachers"
13. Working Class: Work full time at a small wage
-No insurance, no retirement
14. Working poor: Very poor working, but working
- hard time paying rent
-Government may help these people out
-No money left at end of month
15. Underclass (Homeless in US): Don't have anywhere to live
- A lot of people are mentally ill
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, -A sizable portion of the homeless are dealing with mental illness or addiction
16. Absolute Poverty: Life threatening poverty
- We don't have a lot because of government
1. Wealthy nation
2. Assistance
"NOT IN USA"
(No medical care, clean water to drink, and shelter)
17. Relative Poverty: You are poor in a relation to other people around you
-unable to maintain an average standard of living
18. Transition Poverty: People transition into poverty or back out of poverty
(EX: Someone gets fired but getting a new job)
19. Poverty line: A line set by the government that determines who is poor and who is
not
-If your below=Assistance
-Above line= No assistance
20. Age(Groups that are poor in US): Kids under 18 are most poor
-Elderly have benefits and social care
21. Gender(Groups that are poor in US): -Female are most poor because of teen
pregnancy, divorce, etc..
-85% get custody of children (Financial help)
22. Feminization of poverty (Groups that are poor in US): More and more females
living or falling in poverty
23. Race/Ethnicity(Groups that are poor in US): -Whites have the highest number of
poor
-people make up majority of population (food stamps, assistance)
-Blacks have highest percentage of poor (2nd Hispanics)
24. Culture of poverty (Blaming the poor): The belief that the poor don't care about
being poor
-stop drinking/get a job/get a GED
25. Blaming society: Blaming society for being poor. * working class: why dont we pay
more people more money*
26. The Poor Serve Functions in Society: 1. Hard labor that others don't want to do
(clean up shit) 2. They eat can foods
3. Willing to buy 1000$
-The poor are willing to follow the harvest and do back breaking work
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VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Social Stratification: Layer or levels within society
2. Social Class: *Socioeconomic* Based on your money, education, or power -Social
standing
3. Prestige: The regard or respect you have within society
-Education is important & don't necessarily need money
4. Power: Ability to get what you want, even though some people oppose to it.
- Charismatic power = Obama/Hitler
5. Life Chances: What is the chance that you live to the expected age -Life is unknown
-Money + education will help determine some of your life
6. Income: The amount of money you make in a given time
7. Wealth: All things you have or anything or all of value, minus your debt
8. Social Mobility (Upward and Downward): (Up) - We live in a class society
- Moving up or down in society through classes
-Marry someone rich, go to college, getting a new job
(Down) Going bankrupt, addiction, mental illness
9. Upper-Upper Class: Highest class, mega wealthy in society
-"Old money"
10. Lower-upper class: New money(made their own money)
-"Bill gates, J.k. Rowling"
11. Upper-Middle Class: Most effected by uppers education
-"Doctors/Lawyers
- Have money to invest, retirement fund
12. Middle Class: A little bit of money, have mortgage, and insurance -"Teachers"
13. Working Class: Work full time at a small wage
-No insurance, no retirement
14. Working poor: Very poor working, but working
- hard time paying rent
-Government may help these people out
-No money left at end of month
15. Underclass (Homeless in US): Don't have anywhere to live
- A lot of people are mentally ill
1/7
, -A sizable portion of the homeless are dealing with mental illness or addiction
16. Absolute Poverty: Life threatening poverty
- We don't have a lot because of government
1. Wealthy nation
2. Assistance
"NOT IN USA"
(No medical care, clean water to drink, and shelter)
17. Relative Poverty: You are poor in a relation to other people around you
-unable to maintain an average standard of living
18. Transition Poverty: People transition into poverty or back out of poverty
(EX: Someone gets fired but getting a new job)
19. Poverty line: A line set by the government that determines who is poor and who is
not
-If your below=Assistance
-Above line= No assistance
20. Age(Groups that are poor in US): Kids under 18 are most poor
-Elderly have benefits and social care
21. Gender(Groups that are poor in US): -Female are most poor because of teen
pregnancy, divorce, etc..
-85% get custody of children (Financial help)
22. Feminization of poverty (Groups that are poor in US): More and more females
living or falling in poverty
23. Race/Ethnicity(Groups that are poor in US): -Whites have the highest number of
poor
-people make up majority of population (food stamps, assistance)
-Blacks have highest percentage of poor (2nd Hispanics)
24. Culture of poverty (Blaming the poor): The belief that the poor don't care about
being poor
-stop drinking/get a job/get a GED
25. Blaming society: Blaming society for being poor. * working class: why dont we pay
more people more money*
26. The Poor Serve Functions in Society: 1. Hard labor that others don't want to do
(clean up shit) 2. They eat can foods
3. Willing to buy 1000$
-The poor are willing to follow the harvest and do back breaking work
2/7
