Chapter 11: Income and social class

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• People who belong to the same social class are most likely to have which of the followingin common? income and social standing in the community
• _ refers to the passage of individuals from one social class to another Social mobility
• Jim is considered a part of the upper middle class, while Marcos is considered part of thelower upper class. Jim and Marcos have been identified in terms of __ social class
• A person who receives rewards and status because of his hard work is said to have________ status achieved
• Anna is a millionaire but she is constantly stressed and unhappy despite her wealth, Anna isexperiencing ____ affluenza
• When a Rolls-Royce, a Cartier diamond, and an Andy Warhol painting are bought anddisplayed as markers of social class, they are _ status symbols
• Hundreds of millions of global consumers now enjoy a level of purchasing power that'ssufficient to let them afford high-quality products—except for big-ticket items such as collegeeducations, housing, or luxury cars. This consumer group, known as the ________, tend tobuy affordable cars rather than luxury cars. mass class
• Amos always felt that it was unfair that society created artificial divisions thatdiscouraged him from having friends from different social structures. Which of the followingterms describes the process that Amos is having difficulty with? social stratification
• John Jones purchases products to show visible evidence of his ability to afford luxurygoods, John is practicing ____ conspicuous consumption

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