University of California Social Class Inequality and Poverty Questions

Directions:

• Answer each question below based on your understanding of the assigned reading.
• Each response should be two full paragraphs long – approximately 250 words.
• Please NUMBER each response.

Questions:

1) Is class an ascribed or an achieved status? Argue your position with 3-4 pieces of evidence (data) from the chapter to support your claim.

2) Discuss how Figures 5, 6 and 7 (on pages 16, 17, and 18 respectively) help to explain the trend we see in Figure 4 on page 13.

3) Discuss two patterns you can identify in Table 4 on page 20. What are two different institutional mechanisms of stratification that might produce these patterns?

Readings: Khan textbook, Chapter 4

These are analytical reading questions – I am asking you to complete the reading, to think about its meaning and significance, and to answer each question based on your understanding of the assigned reading. Please use your own words and ideas to avoid plagiarism. Thank you!