Which of the following is true of Yemen?
A. Young wives are likely to receive schooling.
B. Yemen has a low maternal mortality rate.
C. Before the civil war began, activists had made progress toward ending the practice of child marriage.
D. A new law officially bans marriage for girls under 18, but the practice persists due to entrenched tradition.
Ans: C
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The coastal town of York, Maine has the ability to raise millions of dollars in taxes and revenue from seasonal tourism that they can spend on their school system. In nearby Sanford, Maine the property values are much lower and they don’t have extra income from things like parking meters and fees for town services. Because of this, York is able to spend twice as much per student than Sanford.
This exemplifies __________. A) inequality as a result of local funding of schools B) inequality as a result of mass education C) the liberating principles of education D) an atypical funding structure for U.S. schools
Research on gay and lesbian relationships has found that a. they generally include a dominant and submissive role
b. the quality of the relationship is better when the couple receives social support. c. there is more inequality in gay and lesbian relationships than in heterosexual relationships. d. they experience more unemployment than in heterosexual relationships.
Anglo Americans began moving into the Southwest in the ______.
A. 1690s to escape religious persecution B. 1720s to remove the American Indians C. 1820s to acquire land for agriculture D. 1890s to continue the practice of slavery
According to _____, poverty results from the reliance of low-income countries on wealthy nations.
A. modernization theory B. dependency theory C. world systems theory D. social exchange theory