Whose book The Other America: Poverty in the United States was instrumental in sparking the federal government's war on poverty?

a. Herbert Spencer treating
b. Edward Banfield punishing
c. Michael Harrington segregating
d. Judith Chafel labeling


Answer: c. Michael Harrington

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a. couverture. b. separate but equal. c. comparable worth. d. shared partnership.

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Because lithium is a salt, it raises blood pressure. Thus, it is dangerous for people who

A. have hypertension or kidney disease. B. experience high rates of anxiety. C. take SSRIs. D. have certain types of cancers.

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Families are more adaptable when a. they are authoritarian

b. they lack leadership. c. conjugal power is fairly egalitarian. d. no one particular person is allowed to move into a position of leadership.

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Based on the text, which of the following categories of people are at greatest risk for divorce?

a. young people who marry after a short courtship b. a couple facing a wanted and expected pregnancy c. a couple whose parents never experienced divorce d. All of these responses are correct.

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