To overcome their economic hardships, Puerto Ricans have used a system of ________, much as African Americans have used a system of ________.
A. female-centered kin networks; consensual unions
B. grandfamilies; consensual unions
C. grandfamilies; female-centered kin networks
D. consensual unions; female-centered kin networks
Answer: D
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Why did the Commission on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress conclude that "our measurement system failed us"
a. it failed to alert the commission that economic progress was achieved at the expense of future growth and sustainability b. it focused on measuring people's well-being instead of economic production c. it focused exclusively on measures of sustainability d. it failed to measure the role of women in development
When landlords buy properties in poor neighborhoods but do not maintain them this is a form of __________
A) slumlording B) warehousing C) bushwhacking D) redlining
Joseph Ewoodzie's research to learn about homeless people in Jackson, Mississippi is an example of ________
a. an experiment. b. a survey. c. participant observation. d. secondary analysis.
Nellie was worried about her mother living on her own after she divorced Nellie's father. How might Eric Klinenberg's research help assuage Nellie's fears?
a. He found that people living alone actually have more, rather than less, social interaction than their married counterparts. b. Klinenberg's respondents reported higher-than-average IQs, possibly because people who live alone spend more time reading. c. People who live alone reported experiencing moderate anxiety, but that feeling dissipated within one year. d. People who live alone tend to be more financially stable than those who live with someone else.