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Today, the wealth of the average U.S. family is about:

A) $33,100.
B) $53,100.
C) $100,000.
D) $203,100.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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In 2009, U.S. women working full time earned 77 percent as much as comparable men.

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B) False

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As surprising as it may seem, in the United States, poor people typically have better health than rich people.

People in the lower-upper class are sometimes said to have "old money."

In 2009, about _____ of U. S. adults over the age of 25 were college graduates.

In most poor families in the United States, there is no one with a full-time job.

During the last twenty years, which category of the U.S. population has experienced the largest gains in average income?

Many people consider the United States to be a "middle-class society." Based on the material in this chapter, explain why people think this way, and also explain how correct you think this claim is.

Being in the upper-upper class is usually the result of _____ being in the lower-upper class is more a matter of _____.

In the United States, white people are more likely to own their own homes than African Americans.

Which of the following factors tends to raise your social standing?

Which of the following categories of people are most likely to be liberal on social issues (say, by supporting feminism) ?

How has the expansion of the global economy affected class structure in the United States?

The richest 20 percent of U.S. families earn 48 percent of all income, while the bottom 20 percent earn only about 4 percent.

About _____ of the richest people in the United States gained at least some of their fortune from inheritance.

Typically, a family's wealth is greater than the family's income.

In 2009, the median income for U.S. families was about:

The highest concentration of high-income people is found:

In the United States, the median income for African American families is about _____ as much as that for a non-Hispanic, white family.

Point to evidence that helps you assess whether or not the responsibility for poverty lies with the poor or with society as a whole.