Poor and low-income women are more likely to have babies with low birth weight, particularly if they are women of color. This is indicative of which larger problem?

a)  The health of the mother
b)  Babies born in underfunded hospitals
c)  Lack of government support for infant care
d)  The growing cost of childbirth


ANS: a

Sociology

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a. reduced need for busing. b. better balance in student enrollment. c. preserves neighborhood school concept. d. all of the above.

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You are the program manager in a human service agency that has a number of different programs with different goals and objectives—all centered around self-sufficiency. This year your director tells the whole staff that their funding sources—governmental, private foundations and your parent organization—have all required evidence of the agency’s programs reaching diverse populations matched to the demographics of your community, show evidence that funds from your budget are allocated to address the specific needs of each population AND show evidence that every staff person has been trained in cultural competency. So, first you and your staff… Create a scenario of the steps you would take to meet the funder’s requirements for service to diverse populations, fund allocation, and

the entire program staff has been trained in cultural competency. What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

People who are older than age fifty are less likely to get divorced than they were before 1990

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

The difficulty that arises when the same social position imposes conflicting demands and expectations is known as

A. role conflict. B. resocialization. C. role strain. D. role exit.

Sociology