“Means-tested” public assistance programs are ______.
A. only available to people with income below a specified threshold
B. only available to middle income families once low income families have received help
C. only available to people whose net worth is below a certain threshold
D. only found in Western European countries
A. only available to people with income below a specified threshold
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According to the author, a latent function of conspicuous consumption is
a. lower prices to consumers. b. the satisfaction of the needs for which the goods are explicitly designed. c. that it results in a lowering of social status as the conspicuous consumption eats away at discretionary income. d. the fact that it results in a heightening or reaffirmation of social status.
The number of religious groups in the United States today numbers __________
A) under 500 B) about 1,000 C) over 1,500 D) over 2,000
One of the greatest changes in minority group status since WWII is
a. Elimination of violence against them b. The abolition of prejudice c. The presence of a sizeable and growing middle class d. Overt discrimination in privately owned business
Today, there are an estimated_____million Jews worldwide; however, the majority reside in the United States, Israel, France, and Russia
a. 12 b. 14 c. 24 d. 30