Belinda worked all last year, but her income was below the official poverty line. Which category would Belinda fit into?
a. working class
b. working poor
c. underclass
d. middle class
b
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Which statement best describes the relationship between early immigration and education?
a. High rates of immigration in the nineteenth century brought about the free public school movement in the United States. b. Most immigrants arriving in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries could read and write. c. Some immigrants were required to earn a high school diploma before they were granted citizenship in the United States. d. In the second half of the twentieth century, the United States experienced low immigration rates.
Which of the following statements is false?
A. The death of a parent forces us to face our own mortality. B. Loss of a child through stillbirth can be highly traumatic. C. Societal pressure to grieve the death of a spouse is especially strong. D. Young adult widows have less intense grief immediately after the death.
When children are old enough to help with household chores, they are often assigned different tasks. Maintenance chores are assigned to boys whereas domestic chores are assigned to girls. Chores may also become linked with future occupational choices and personal characteristics
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following statements is true regarding single-parent families?
A. The life of single parents and their children is more difficult than that of a nuclear family. B. Having to rely on a single income and on a sole caregiver can be very stressful. C. Single-parent families are a rarity in the United States due to the stigma attached. D. Single-parent families are equally divided between single fathers and single mothers.