The major cash welfare program was reformed in 1996. Explain the controversy surrounding welfare reform. What arguments did advocates of welfare reform make? What have been the results of welfare reform?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Many people believe that those who are poor are largely to blame for their own poverty.
2. Advocates point to declining caseloads.
3. However, the lives of poor families have not necessarily improved.

Sociology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

Describe the state of acculturation in the United States. Discuss African Americans, Native Americans, and Hispanic Americans.

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

Identify a statement that is true about verbal interactions according to feminist theories

A) ?Generally, men are socialized to be more comfortable talking about their feelings. B) ?Women are more likely than men to do conversational maintenance work. C) ?Women show conversational dominance by reinterpreting the speaker's meaning. D) ?Interaction differences are innate in people because of one's sex. E) ?Fathers who do much of the parenting have communication styles that are opposite to those of mothers.

Sociology

The term "Frankenfood" is used by critics to caution the dangers of:

A. genome project. B. in vitro. C. cloning. D. genetic modification.

Sociology