Social Welfare Ch. 3 & 4 || All Questions Answered Correctly.
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Social Welfare Ch. 3 & 4
The poverty thresholds are an _______ measure of poverty because they provide one figure for the number of poor in the country, and individuals and families fall either above or below. correct answers Absolute
Which of the following is not counted toward determining poverty? correct answers Nonc...
Social Welfare Ch. 3 & 4 || All Questions Answered Correctly.
The poverty thresholds are an _______ measure of poverty because they provide one figure for
the number of poor in the country, and individuals and families fall either above or below.
correct answers Absolute
Which of the following is not counted toward determining poverty? correct answers Noncash or
in-kind benefits
In absolute figures, ______ whites are poor than blacks. correct answers More
The highest poverty rates occur in families headed by _______. correct answers Single women
The highest percentage of children in poverty are ______, at 34.7%. correct answers Black
Poverty drops as _______ increases. correct answers Education
_________ is the most frequent explanation for poverty entry. correct answers Employment
change
Poverty can be defined as _______ in the distribution of income. correct answers inequality
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development reports the gap between the rich
and the poor has _______ in most of its member countries in the last two decades. correct
answers Increased
_______ theory explains income variations in a free market economy as a result of differences in
productivity. correct answers Human Capital
Arguing that poverty is a "way of life" is known as ______. correct answers Culture of poverty
Marxist and non-Marxist writers have defined poverty as a form of ____by the ruling class.
correct answers Exploitation
The term _____ refers to practices that are deeply embedded in schools, the criminal justice
system, and other organizations that serve gatekeeper functions in society. correct answers
Institutional discrimination
The federal government's main food program for low-income individuals and families is the
______ (SNAP). correct answers Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
The National Low Income Housing Coalition reports that _____ in any U.S. county, working
full-time at his/her state's minimum wage, can afford a one-bedroom dwelling at fair market rent.
correct answers No one
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