A mother makes sure that out of all her children, her son gets the most food, even though this often leaves her daughters without a meal for the day. Which of the following concepts best applies to this example?
a. Food desert
b. Food insecurity
c. Absolute poverty
d. Relative poverty
Answer: B
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Since 1980, the number of divorces per 1000 persons in the population
A. dropped but only slightly. B. remained the same. C. first dropped, then increased to the same rate as in 1970. D. decreased to the lowest rate since 1970.
When people in the General Social Survey were asked how many children they had the most frequent response was
a. none. b. 1 - 2. c. 3 or more. d. none of the above - the responses were divided equally among the three categories.
In 1909, the FDA seized some Coca-Cola syrup and filed charges against the company partly because:
A. the syrup formula was secret. B. the syrup contained caffeine. C. of the toxins in kola nuts. D. the syrup contained cocaine.
Which of the following is true of the concept of social change?
A. It applies exclusively to small-group changes. B. It applies exclusively to changes that occur throughout the social structure of an entire society. C. It is all-encompassing, but typically applies to changes that occur throughout the social structure of an entire society. D. It is defined as the globalization of revolutionary ideas.