Explain how pregnancy is viewed as an opportunity by young girls trapped in poverty

What will be an ideal response?


Young girls in poverty have few opportunities available to them. Pregnancy brings a sense of recognition, which they would not have otherwise. They feel being someone's mother gives them identity and prestige.

Sociology

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The war on drugs has resulted in discriminatory practices against African Americans

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The Bible records the fact that physicians embalmed the body of the Hebrew patriarch Jacob

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Which of the following is true of remarriage?

a. 1/3 of divorced women remarry b. 1/2 of men remarry c. Remarriage is more common among whites than African Americans d. Both a and c are correct

Sociology

According to the text, upper- and middle-class parents engage in the ______ of their kids, and working-class parents engage in the ______ of their kids.

A. concerted cultivation; accomplishment of natural growth B. accomplishment; concerted cultivation C. cultivation; natural growth D. natural growth; cultivation

Sociology