What precipitated the emergence of the “new urban poor” in the past quarter century? Economic globalization, racial discrimination, changes in government, cycle of poverty.
Q. When Carlos grandfather migrated to the United States?
When Carlos’s grandfather migrated to the United States, he had completed six years of schooling and was an agricultural worker in California. Carlos’s father completed high school and worked for twenty years as a clerk in a large state agency.
Table of Contents
- Q. When Carlos grandfather migrated to the United States?
- Q. Which portion of the US population comprises the capitalist class?
- Q. Which of the following best describes a caste system?
- Q. What factor accounts for racial disparities in wealth and income?
- Q. Who among the following is most likely to experience intergenerational mobility?
- Q. Which of the following is an example of intergenerational mobility?
- Q. How can an individual improve his social mobility?
- Q. What problems are there in measuring social mobility?
- Q. What are the three important social desirables?
- Q. What social inclusion means?
- Q. What are the benefits of social inclusion?
Q. Which portion of the US population comprises the capitalist class?
The capitalist class (1 percent of the population) is composed of investors, heirs, and a few executives; it is divided into “old” money and “new” money. The children of “new” money move into the old money class by attending the right schools and marrying “old” money.
Q. Which of the following best describes a caste system?
which of the following best describes the caste system? It is a stratification system based on one’s position at birth.
Q. What factor accounts for racial disparities in wealth and income?
Differences in human capital—reflected in direct measures of educational attainment, as well as variables for income, occupation, years of full-time employment, and attitudes toward saving and investing—appear to be the most important factors accounting for the racial wealth gap.
Q. Who among the following is most likely to experience intergenerational mobility?
9. Who among the following is most likely to experience intergenerational mobility? The child of a university president.
Q. Which of the following is an example of intergenerational mobility?
When a child who is born to parents with college degrees attains a graduate degree, this is an example of intergenerational mobility — the child achieves higher status than their parents. The British middle class thus experienced absolute upward mobility.
Q. How can an individual improve his social mobility?
How to improve social mobility
- Admissions: reforming education through random justice.
- Behaviour: from ‘me’ culture to ‘we’ culture.
- Community: restoring local prospects and pride.
- Decent work: the need for skills to pay the bills.
Q. What problems are there in measuring social mobility?
Labor Market Trends and Measurement Challenges Mazumder began by identifying some fundamental changes in the economy and labor markets that could affect measures of social mobility. These include technological change, globalization, and outsourcing.
Q. What are the three important social desirables?
Social stratification refers to the unequal distribution around the world of the three Ps: property, power, and prestige.
Q. What social inclusion means?
• Social inclusion is defined as the process of improving the terms of participation in society, particularly for people who are disadvantaged, through enhancing opportunities, access to resources, voice and respect for rights.
Q. What are the benefits of social inclusion?
Improvement in mental and physical health: Social inclusion can counteract isolation and increase community participation, which helps to alleviate health problems, especially mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
