Which of the following is an example of absolute poverty?
A. A dual-career couple lives in a suburban community and struggles to pay their monthly bills.
B. A homeless man in tattered clothes begs in the streets for money and food.
C. A family owns only two luxury automobiles, although their friends and neighbors own three such vehicles.
D. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: B
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A patriarchal ideology is:
a. the belief that there are differences in the social behavior of men and women. b. an attempt to find a genetic basis for human behavior. c. the belief that men are superior to women and should control all aspects of society. d. all of the above
Martin, a high school student, does not have health insurance. Which of the following best describes Martin's family?
A. Martin's parents are over 65. B. Martin's parents are both unemployed. C. Martin's parents are white. D. Martin's parents have an income below the poverty line.
Which description accurately characterizes the Internet as a form of mass media?
A) It is both a source of increased isolation and a new form of community and social interaction. B) Thanks to the spread of technology, it is now accessible to everyone. C) In poor countries, it is most widely available to the working classes. D) Compared with other countries, the United States has the highest percentage of population using the Internet.
Which of the following are examples of how the media acts as an enforcer of social norms?