Individuals working full-time for very low wages are also known as
(a) the disheartened poor.
(b) the working poor.
(c) the employed poor.
(d) welfare cases.
(b)
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What is the fundamental argument for affirmative action?
a. Minority groups are less able so they need special consideration b. All employers will discriminate so affirmative action is needed to prevent them from doing so c. Whites have been harmed by past discrimination d. Preferential treatment is the only way to undo the harm of past discrimination
When presented with examples of older and younger adults who are forgetful, older adults
A. judge the older forgetful person more harshly. B. are more likely to have confidence in younger people. C. are more lenient toward memory failures in older adults. D. showed an age-based double standard in favor of younger adults.
Disadvantaged groups in the population have no ability to make use of Political Action Committees (PACs)
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the United States, the poverty line is calculated by
A. determining the income cut-off for the lowest 20 percent of households. B. determining the minimum amount of money needed for food and multiplying it by three. C. estimating the percentage of households living in relative poverty. D. estimating the minimum income to maintain working-class status.