In the United States, about one-fifth of the population has zero or negative net worth, meaning that
A. their debt exceeds their assets.
B. their debt exceeds their annual income.
C. their tax burden is more than double their income.
D. their education debt exceeds their potential income.
Answer: A
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Of the almost 1 billion people in the world who are living at or close to absolute poverty, what percentage are women?
a. 20 percent b. 35 percent c. 50 percent d. 70 percent
When decision-making power is concentrated in the hands of a few people that hold the top positions in an organizational hierarchy, the result is a state of
a. oligarchy. b. alienation. c. disenchantment. d. trained capacity.
Women's wages don't measure up to men's in traditionally male occupations, and women are more likely than men to face subtle obstacles to promotion to a management position, a phenomenon sometimes called the ________.
A. leftover effect B. glass ceiling C. gender neutralization D. glass escalator
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons given to explain why boys outperform girls on the math portion of the SAT?
A. Test items are gender biased, as girls tend not to perform as well as boys on questions involving sports, natural sciences, and business. B. Girls have been socialized to believe that boys perform better in math. C. Boys tend to be greater analytical thinkers and generally perform better than girls in math. D. More girls take the SAT than boys, resulting in more varying levels of achievement