The U.S. Congress introduced bills for public pensions, many with no success. But during the Great Depression it became obvious that the elderly could not rely upon jobs, private pensions, savings, or their families for financial support. Therefore,

what program was created?

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word.


Social Security

Sociology

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In general, societies that have caste systems have economies that are

a. based on hunting and gathering. b. industrial. c. agrarian. d. postindustrial.

Sociology

________ is the Arabic word for God and refers to the God of Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

The French missionaries in 16th and 17th century American were critical of the family values practiced by the Montagnais-Naskapi Native Americans because they felt that

a. the Native American males were too harsh in their treatment of women and children. b. polygamy was a sin. c. premarital sex was a sin. d. the Native American women were too independent.

Sociology

Impact program evaluation attempts to determine if a human service program actually works. In order to make a cause-and-effect statement a counterfactual has to be created that would identify what would have happened to individuals had they not participated in the program? You are the program director of a program that works with young women to improve their parenting skills and you are charged to evaluate the program to determine if the program has made a difference in knowledge and behaviors of the women who participated in the program. Describe 1) the program hypothesis, 2) which of the two ways that you will use to compare two groups, 3) create the cause-and-effect statement and, if necessary, create a counterfactual that identifies what would happen if participants would not have

participated in the program, and 4) describe the desired result that should be the outcome of the program and how you would determine if it had been achieved. What will be an ideal response?

Sociology