Today, approximately __________ percent of the U.S. population lives in poverty. However, if we were to use a measure of __________ to assess the situation, this number would dramatically increase.
A) 3; absolute poverty
B) 15; relative poverty
C) 24; absolute poverty
D) 40; relative poverty
B) 15; relative poverty
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Welfare reform policy largely ignores the role of racial discrimination in
a. Ability to secure employment b. Ability to attain safe and affordable housing c. Ability to obtain childcare d. All of these choices are correct
Explain the typical American living arrangement for older persons
What will be an ideal response?
Most government subsidies go to the nonpoor. These are known as __________
A) welfare B) warfare C) wealthfare D) regressive taxes
The ethnicity shared by the majority of Mexicans is the result of a gradual merging of generations of Spaniards and indigenous peoples. This is an example of
A. assimilation. B. pluralism. C. amalgamation. D. segregation.