What is the poverty threshold, and how was it created? Using that threshold, provide demographic data on who is poor.

What will be an ideal response?


Sociology

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Dominant-minority relationships tend to change most rapidly and dramatically when there are ______.

A. changes in the level of development in the larger society B. changes in the job market C. changes in the level of development at the micro level D. higher education rates

Sociology

Which of the following statements is true about the children of alcoholics?

A. They are more likely than others to display lower rates of hyperactivity. B. They are more likely than others to have a conduct disorder or become delinquent. C. They are more likely than others to blame others rather than themselves for their parents' problems. D. They are more likely than others to avoid the abuse of alcohol themselves.

Sociology

Jessica Mitford’s The American Way of Death in 1963 was very favorable toward the funeral industry

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Sociology

If a sociologist were to study the ways that people relate to one another on a regular basis in a given society, he/she would be studying

a. love relationships. b. conflicts between individuals. c. the social structure of the society. d. kinship ties.

Sociology