Discuss the Human Development Index
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Students' answers will vary. In looking at the social well-being of nations, the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP) incorporates several related indicators in their Human Development Index (HDI). The HDI is a
composite index of three dimensions and four indicators associated with human development. The dimensions
include (1) health—as indicated or measured by life expectancy at birth; (2) education—as indicated by expected
years of schooling and the average years of schooling; and (3) living standards—as measured by the gross national
income per capita (United Nations Development Programme, 2011
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a. foster care b. family preservation c. adoption d. TANF e. crisis nurseries
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a. increasing diversity of religion in the United States. b. the secularization of society. c. the increasing involvement of government in social welfare. d. the development of the new left.