In practical, functioning terms, U.S. adult illiteracy is
a. less than one-fourth.
b. about one-fourth.
c. about one-half.
d. about two-thirds.
C
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a. the overall economic situation of white women is not generally as bad as that of nonwhites. b. married white women share the power of their white husbands and are thus not in a subordinate position. c. white wives are not residentially segregated from the dominant male groups. d. a and c above.
Muslim and Catholic countries alike have supported the necessity of contraceptives to control the growth of populations
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is not one of the historical factors contributing to the emergence of a credential society in the United States?
a. technological advancements associated with full-scale industrialization b. a long-standing association between high economic status and advanced degrees c. a large number of schools and colleges in the United States d. the fact that the United States maintains a separate between church and state
The young people in the house next to Iris Summers’ granddaughter, Amelia, are:
a. unemployed and unable to find work b. building a start-up computer technology company c. living as one family, sharing partners and raising each others’ children together d. picking fruit around the town that would otherwise fall and rot on the street and go to waste