Section Quiz
In the United States, most people define themselves as:
- middle class
- upper class
- lower class
- no specific class
Hint:
A
Structural mobility occurs when:
- an individual moves up the class ladder
- an individual moves down the class ladder
- a large group moves up or down the class ladder due to societal changes
- a member of a family belongs to a different class than his or her siblings
Hint:
C
The behaviors, customs, and norms associated with a class are known as:
- class traits
- power
- prestige
- underclass
Hint:
A
Which of the following scenarios is an example of intragenerational mobility?
- A janitor belongs to the same social class as his grandmother did.
- An executive belongs to a different class than her parents.
- An editor shares the same social class as his cousin.
- A lawyer belongs to a different class than her sister.
Hint:
B
Occupational prestige means that jobs are:
- all equal in status
- not equally valued
- assigned to a person for life
- not part of a person’s self-identity
Hint:
B