Author Question: In order to be a member of the superclass, as described by Wysong and Perrucci, it is likely that ... (Read 14 times)

jc611 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

In order to be a member of the superclass, as described by Wysong and Perrucci, it is likely that

a. one was born into a family that had inherited wealth.
b. those in this position are adult children of parents who were themselves high income earners.
c. one did not begin their life in the bottom 80 and then moved into the top 20 of wealth.
d. all of the above.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes what members of the privileged class have in common?

a. They all come from inherited wealth that they received from generations of families who have passed this money on to them.
b. They all favor a highly unequal, class-biased distribution of wealth that ensures that they will remain part of this privileged class.
c. They all work long hours, have strong educational backgrounds, and have worked themselves up from the bottom of the hierarchy to the top.
d. All of the above.