List the myths associated with poverty, and briefly state the facts.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The vast majority of those living in poverty are blacks or Hispanics.
2. People are poor because they do not want to work.
3. Poor families are trapped in a cycle of poverty that few escape.
4. Welfare programs for those who are poor are straining the federal budget.
5. The majority of people who are poor live in inner-city neighborhoods.
6. People who are poor live off government welfare.
7. Most of the people who are poor are single mothers and their children.
You might also like to view...
During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, working-class families were likely to send
a. husbands into the labor force in order to allow wives to stay home and take care of the children. b. both parents into the labor force, but child labor was rare. c. husbands and children into the labor force while women earned money working in their homes. d. wives and children into the factories while fathers worked on the farm.
To select a simple random sample, a researcher needs
a. a list of the population and system for selecting cases according to EPSEM. b. a list of the sample and a well developed sampling distribution. c. a sampling distribution and a table of random numbers. d. a parameter and a cluster.
The focal research by Chris Caldeira is a field experiment because the experiment is being held in a regular classroom
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Hooks (2015) argued that all inequalities in the United States originate in both capitalism and the dominance of White male power. This idea that issues of gender, race, and class are all connected is best defined as __________
a. intersectionality b. framing c. a decolonializing framework d. cultural theory