Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Differences in standardized test scores between rich and poor students have disappeared over the past 50 years.
2. According to Herbert Gans, in the United States, poverty serves certain social functions.
3. Competitive individualism assumes that the powerful and privileged have more opportunities than poor individuals.
4. In order to be classified as poor, individuals must receive some type of public assistance.
5. Some of the largest multinational corporations hire very few American workers.
1. False
2. True
3. False
4. False
5. True
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The biggest percentage increase over the past twenty years in births to unmarried women was to
A) the very young or those under age 15. B) teenagers age 15-19. C) those age 20-24. D) those over age 25.
According to the subculture of violence theory, the poor are more violent than people in the larger culture because
a. the poor are psychologically weak and cannot resist the subculture. b. the poor are genetically more inclined to violence. c. the larger culture is more violent and thus avoided by the poor. d. the violent subculture has a powerful grip on the poor.
From a sociological perspective disability can be viewed as a:
a. title b. social construct c. medical condition d. diagnosis
If we investigate a bivariate relationship by controlling for gender, which of the following would be consistent with a direct relationship?
a. The relationship between X and Y is the same for men and women. b. The bivariate relationship between X and Y is zero for both men and women. c. X and Y are related for men but not for women. d. There are many fewer men than women.