The commonly used "poverty line" measure of poverty used by the federal government measures which type of poverty?
A. relative poverty
B. elementary poverty
C. absolute poverty
D. dramatic poverty
Answer: C
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A. They are static and unchanging. B. Institutions are not linked. C. People change institutions. D. New institutions are created in response to social change. E. Social institutions do not meet a society's needs.
Conflict theorists emphasize that the policies of the American government a. help the powerful and wealthy
b. are significantly contributing to the stabilization of family structure in response to pressures from the religious right to maintain family values. c. are gradually reducing the forces in American society that contribute to divorce and unwed pregnancy. d. serve the interests of lower-income families more than middle-income families.
In a study of college women, which form of marriage was rejected by eighty-five percent of women?
A. child-free B. traditional C. polygamous D. group
It is necessary for societies to instill a degree of ethnocentrism in their members to create social cohesion.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)