What proportion of single mothers in the United States live in poverty?
a. approximately 10%
b. approximately 25%
c. over one third
d. over one half
d. over one half
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Which of the following is true of marriage promotion programs?
A. They are not research-based. B. They reproduce the myth of the ideal family. C. They ignore structural causes of inequality. D. all of these
Measures of official poverty in the United States
a. are dependent upon the size of a family b. are dependent upon the family income c. are used by the Social Security Administration d. all of these
The social movement theory that would agree with the statement, "Protest is an end in itself. It helps us establish who we are and what we are about," is:
A. resource mobilization B. structural strain C. fields of action D. newsocial movements E. relative deprivation
Which of the following was a common criticism of Exxon's actions after the 1989 Valdez disaster?
A. No legal scholars were approached to do research on jury deliberations. B. Exxon did not pay sociologists well enough for the research they did on jury deliberations. C. Exxon did not volunteer to fund research on clean-up technologies or long-term environmental costs. D. Exxon agreed to fund only those sociologists who were known to be in favor of Exxon's policies and actions.