In learning to adapt to their poverty, people develop norms, values, belief systems, and local institutions that are transmitted to their children. This reflects the __________ explanation of persistent poverty
a. culture of poverty
b. value-stretch
c. Marxian structural
d. non-Marxian structural
e. socialization
a
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The tendency to think of or react to everyone in the same category (ex. black, Chinese, female or gay) in a more or less fixed way, based on the category is called
a. Negativity b. Ignorance c. Symbolic racism d. Overcategorization
Which of the following is true of content analysis?
A) It can be labor intensive. B) It does not permit comparisons over time. C) It can be applied solely to oral communication. D) It is an obtrusive approach.
Which U.S. region has the highest number of bachelor's degrees or higher?
A. the Northwest B. the Northeast C. the South D. the Southwest
Defining levels of poverty involves measuring along several dimensions, including_________________________
a. religious affiliation b. how far above the poverty line people's incomes fall c. how long people have been poor d. percentage of income spent on basic living expenses