Janet is unemployed. Due to a disability, she finds it difficult to maintain employment despite a desire to work. She is, therefore, unable to maintain a consistent relationship with the formal economy. What is Janet's class status?
A. middle class
B. working class
C. lower class
D. underclass
Answer: D
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a. when the minority group arrives over an extended period of time b. when the minority group residents are dispersed c. when the homeland of the immigrants is far away and inaccessible d. when the minority group retains its own culture
Lyndon Johnson responded to disturbing studies of poverty, such as Michael Harrington's The Other America, with a call
a. to end welfare as we know it b. to institute social security c. to defend freedom in Vietnam d. for a war on poverty
Angela lives in Sweden and has a three-year-old boy. Ursula lives in the United States and has a three-year-old boy. Both Angela and Ursula work part-time and have above average incomes. What can be concluded about their daycare costs?
a) Angela will pay a lower percentage of the total cost than Ursula.
b) Ursula will pay a lower percentage of the total cost than Angela.
c) Neither woman will receive any financial help for childcare.
d) Both women will receive government subsidizes for childcare.
_____ explains women’s oppression in terms of capitalism, especially how historical materialism influences not only wealth and power but also ideology.
a. Socialist feminism b. Psychoanalytic feminism c. Liberal feminism d. Radical feminism