SOC102: Quiz 2

___________ view is the belief that success in a person's life comes from their talent and ability. A society that holds all individuals to the same standard of achievement.

Economic inequality is...

• income and wealth differences among individuals, groups, and nations

• the equal spread of wealth

• differences in income and wealth only amongst individuals

There is a ______ relationship between economic inequality and health problems, educational problems, housing problems, mental health challenges, and crime rates.

• weak

• strong

________ inequality is the unequal outcomes built into our institutions that produced and reproduce inequality.

• Systematic

• Cultural

• Societal

_______ are the conditions of the environment in which people are born, live, work, play, worship, and age.

• Environmental factors of Health

• Environmental Determinants of Health

• Social Determinants of Health

• Social Factors of Health

Country A has a Gini coefficient of 0.87 and Country B has a Gini coefficient of 0.14. Which country is more equal?

• Country A

• Country B

Select all who are at a high risk of falling into poverty in Canada?

• Aboriginal Canadians

• Unattached adults

• People of colour

• Recent immigrants

• People with disabilities

What is the movement of people from one social class to another called?

• Social Mobility

• Economic Mobility

• Social Transfer

• Economic Transfer

_______ poverty is when individuals or families do not have enough of the basic requirements for living, food/shelter/healthcare

• Absolute

• Relative

________ poverty is when individuals or families can survive on their income, but at a standard below the general living standards of society

• Absolute

• Relative