Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The poorest fifth pays a significantly higher proportion in taxes to states and localities than does the top 1%.
2. Although the more generous Social Security benefits of recent years have sharply reduced poverty among the elderly, older women living alone continue to have high poverty rates.
3. Wealth is measured in two ways: gross assets and net worth.
4. The majority of the Nearly Propertyless Class have a net worth of more than $10,000 but less than $50,000.
1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Typically, individuals spend a short period of time living as a refugee. 2. Children comprise a small percentage of the world’s displaced people. 3. Stateless people are not recognized as residents of any country. 4. 2016 saw a significant increase in the outflow of migrants from Europe. 5. China has taken an active role in resettling refugees fleeing violent conflict in the Middle East.
Every evening at a neighborhood bar, the clientele, which consists of construction workers, police officers, plumbers, and factory workers, watches sports events on the big screen television set and play pool. The people who hang out in this bar are an example of a
A. status group. B. power group. C. class. D. caste.
Stratification in developing nations is closely related to their weak and dependent position in
A. ensuring the health of their citizens. B. providing adequate education. C. the military size. D. the global economy.