Which of the following statements is true about poverty?
A. Education has no effect on poverty.
B. The more risk factors, the more likely that someone will experience poverty.
C. Most Americans will never experience poverty.
D. In absolute numbers, there are more poor African Americans than white people.
E. Men have the highest rates of poverty.
Answer: B
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Sernau discusses the darker side of comparative advantage as being all of the following, EXCEPT:
A) countries competing over providing a docile work force that won't demand change B) countries competing over who has the weakest environmental protections C) countries competing over lowering taxes so there is no money for infrastructure D) countries competing over weaker laws governing labor
A descent rules specifies:
a. whose side of the family is most important b. who can marry whom c. who can divorce d. who can have children e. none of the above
Researchers speculate that when stressed, men opt for a fight or flight response, whereas women opt for a ____________ approach
ANSWER:
Workers are when they produce not for themselves or for known consumers but, rather, produce for an abstract, impersonal market
a. alienated from the process b. professionalized c. formally trained d. obsolete