Irving lives under the freeway in a makeshift tent. He has a health issue but cannot afford care, and scavenging enough food to get by on each day is an enormous challenge. Irving lives in which type of poverty?

A. Objective
B. Absolute
C. Critical
D. Subjective


B. Absolute

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What are the four variables Gilbert and Kahl used to develop a six-class model to reflect the class structure of the United States and other capitalist countries?

A) family heritage, occupation, wealth, sex B) race, ethnicity, occupation, sex C) geographic residence, occupation, wealth, race D) education, power, property, prestige

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Social work practice in this community must address these 4 special issues: -they must be true generalist who are prepared to work with individuals, families, groups, local organizations, and the community using a wide range of skills to meet the clients diverse needs -interagency cooperation -importance placed on understanding the community, knowing its values, and developing relationships with rural residents -emphasizing the strengths inherent in rural communities (natural helping networks)

What will be an ideal response?

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Define and discuss symbols. Identify one symbolic monument (e.g., the September 11, 2001, memorial). Explain what the monument symbolizes.

What will be an ideal response?

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Ethnomethodologists ignore how accounts are rejected by others. 2. Sociologists only analyze accounts, they do not offer them. 3. Ethnomethodologists can study the accounts offered by sociologists. 4. According to ethnomethodologists, sociologists change social life in the process of studying it. 5. According to ethnomethodologists, sociologists can remain unobtrusive or are able to study social life without influencing it.

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