28. The Moynihan Report focused on the high percentage of single-parent households as a factor in the poverty rates in black families, however recent research shows that
a. In every type of family, African Americans and Hispanics have significantly lower incomes than whites
b. Single parent families actually have higher incomes than two parent families among African Americans
c. Black families of any type have higher incomes than whites
d. Single parent families in all racial groups earn about the same income
ANS: a
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