How does the U.S. government define the poverty line?
A. It is based on an average price of housing in a typical U.S. city, and then doubled.
B. It is based on a minimum family food budget, and then tripled.
C. It is based on one-half the median income in the United States.
D. It is based on the average cost of food, income, and medical care in the United States, and then $100 is added for miscellaneous goods.
Answer: B
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A) construction worker B) truck driver C) garbage collector D) messenger
Which of the following statements is false about sexual orientation?
a. It encompasses three distinct categories: homosexual, heterosexual, and bisexual. b. It falls along a continuum, with its end points being exclusive attraction to the same sex or the opposite sex. c. A one-time encounter with someone of a particular gender is not an indicator of sexuality. d. Gender identity and sexual orientation are the same concepts.
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Violence in same-sex relationships occurs less frequently than it does in heterosexual relationships. 2. One in five teenagers in a serious relationship reports being slapped, hit, or pushed by a partner. 3. Drugs such as gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB), Rohypnol (popularly known as “roofies” or “roofenol”), or ketamine hydrochloride (Ketamine) are called “date rape drugs” because they have been used to immobilize a woman so that she can be assaulted. 4. Child abuse is an attack on a child that results in an injury and violates our social norms. 5. Eight-year old Kaitlyn has been abused. Her mother is more likely to be the perpetrator than is any another person.
Kimberly is a 22-year-old African American female who has been passed over for a promotion for 5 years at her company. She feels as if her age, race, and sex have prevented her from climbing the executive ladder. This is an example of which concept?
A. hyposectionality B. hypersectionality C. horizontal mobility D. intersectionality