Describe the feminization of poverty.

What will be an ideal response?


Increasing representation of women and their children among America's poorest people

-Percentage of single-parent (usually female-headed) households is increasing worldwide
-Globally, households headed by women are poorer than are those headed by men

One way to improve the situation of poor women is to encourage them to organize

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a. unrelated to fertility b. anatomical c. learned d. are always subtle

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Au. africanus

A. lived in eastern Africa. B. had more sexual dimorphism than do modern humans. C. lived 6 m.y.a. D. had teeth very similar to modern humans. E. was a hyperrobust species of australopithecine.

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All primates have single births

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Refer to the figure below. As a result of the news report, the ________ curve will shift to the ________.



You are a farmer who raises chickens and sells the eggs. A recent news report announced that eggs have a positive health benefit of improving immunity systems in humans.

A) supply; left
B) demand; left
C) supply; right
D) demand; right

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