Sociology 1301 Exam 3 Exam with complete
solutions 2025
Social .Class .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Based .on .property, .power, .prestige
Fundamental .orientation .to .life
Responsible .for .different .chances .and .opportunities .in .life.
ex. .people .like .us
Property .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Anything .you .own; .actual .items/monetary .gains
Wealth .= .property .value .- .debt
Highly .concentrated
Upper .class/Super .class
Income—flow .of .money
Highly .concentrated
Avg. .per .capita .income .= .$42,000 .
(avg. .per .person .for .every .person .15yrs .and .older .in .U.S.)
,Power .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔I .have .no .power .vs. .I .participate .in .decisions .through .voting
.(democratic .facade) ..
C.W. .Mills—Power .Elite .(military, .business, .politics)
Most .U.S. .Presidents .came/come .from .this .group.
.William .Domhoff .(2006/2010) .analysis .of .this .groups .working .behind .the .scenes .(Think
.Super .PAC)
"No .major .decision .is .made .in .U.S. .government .without .their .approval."
prestige .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Respect .or .Regard
Job/Occupation .is .most .common .source. .
Pg. .227 .tbl .8.2 .Jobs .at .top .share .4 .features:
1. .Pay=high
2. .Education=need .more .
3. .Involve .more .abstract .thought
4. .Offer .greater .autonomy .
Rankings .are .consistent .across .the .country .and .over .time.
For .Prestige .to .become .valuable, .people .must .acknowledge .it.
Sociological .Models .of .Social .Class .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔1. .Capitalist—owners/employ
.many
2.Petty .Bourgeoisie—small .business .owners
3. .Managers—sell .labor .& .exercise .power
, 4. .Workers—sell .labor
Can .be .a .member .of .more .than .one .class .at .same .time
*Can .lead .to .contradictory .class .location
Capitalist .Class .(1%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Old .Money—bluebloods; .longer .wealth=more
.prestige
New .Money—"Nouveau .Riche"; .outsiders
Children .of .nouveau .riche .can .become .blueblood .if....
Upper .Middle .(15%) .*Most .shaped .by .education .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Almost .all .have
.B.A./B.S.; .most .have .graduate .degree
Manage .corps, .own .business, .professional .career.
Lower .Middle .(34%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Have .at .least .HS .diploma; .most .have .B.A./B.S.
Can .afford .lifestyle, .but .struggle .to .maintain
Technical .& .lower .level .management
Working .Class .(30%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Only .have .a .high .school .diploma
Concentrate .on .gaining .seniority
Working .Poor .(15%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Most .are .high .school .dropouts .(or .did .poorly)
Unskilled, .low .paying .jobs .(temp/seasonal .jobs)
Underclass .(4%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Concentrated .in .inner .cities
Little .connection .to .job .market
solutions 2025
Social .Class .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Based .on .property, .power, .prestige
Fundamental .orientation .to .life
Responsible .for .different .chances .and .opportunities .in .life.
ex. .people .like .us
Property .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Anything .you .own; .actual .items/monetary .gains
Wealth .= .property .value .- .debt
Highly .concentrated
Upper .class/Super .class
Income—flow .of .money
Highly .concentrated
Avg. .per .capita .income .= .$42,000 .
(avg. .per .person .for .every .person .15yrs .and .older .in .U.S.)
,Power .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔I .have .no .power .vs. .I .participate .in .decisions .through .voting
.(democratic .facade) ..
C.W. .Mills—Power .Elite .(military, .business, .politics)
Most .U.S. .Presidents .came/come .from .this .group.
.William .Domhoff .(2006/2010) .analysis .of .this .groups .working .behind .the .scenes .(Think
.Super .PAC)
"No .major .decision .is .made .in .U.S. .government .without .their .approval."
prestige .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Respect .or .Regard
Job/Occupation .is .most .common .source. .
Pg. .227 .tbl .8.2 .Jobs .at .top .share .4 .features:
1. .Pay=high
2. .Education=need .more .
3. .Involve .more .abstract .thought
4. .Offer .greater .autonomy .
Rankings .are .consistent .across .the .country .and .over .time.
For .Prestige .to .become .valuable, .people .must .acknowledge .it.
Sociological .Models .of .Social .Class .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔1. .Capitalist—owners/employ
.many
2.Petty .Bourgeoisie—small .business .owners
3. .Managers—sell .labor .& .exercise .power
, 4. .Workers—sell .labor
Can .be .a .member .of .more .than .one .class .at .same .time
*Can .lead .to .contradictory .class .location
Capitalist .Class .(1%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Old .Money—bluebloods; .longer .wealth=more
.prestige
New .Money—"Nouveau .Riche"; .outsiders
Children .of .nouveau .riche .can .become .blueblood .if....
Upper .Middle .(15%) .*Most .shaped .by .education .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Almost .all .have
.B.A./B.S.; .most .have .graduate .degree
Manage .corps, .own .business, .professional .career.
Lower .Middle .(34%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Have .at .least .HS .diploma; .most .have .B.A./B.S.
Can .afford .lifestyle, .but .struggle .to .maintain
Technical .& .lower .level .management
Working .Class .(30%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Only .have .a .high .school .diploma
Concentrate .on .gaining .seniority
Working .Poor .(15%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Most .are .high .school .dropouts .(or .did .poorly)
Unskilled, .low .paying .jobs .(temp/seasonal .jobs)
Underclass .(4%) .- .CORRECT .ANSWER✔✔Concentrated .in .inner .cities
Little .connection .to .job .market
