Describe how global wealth and poverty are measured
What will be an ideal response?
The following are suggested areas for students to address in their essays: Define "gross domestic product" (GDP).
Define "absolute poverty" and provide an example. Define "relative poverty" and provide an example. Define "subjective poverty" and provide an example.
Summarize the Gini coefficient and global quality of life issues.
Encourage students to provide any personal experience with any of the types of poverty in their responses.
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The power elite has also been called the __________
A) culture of wealth B) G-8 C) capitalists D) ruling class
Happiness is personal and has nothing to do with society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
_____ are collections of norms that define socially accepted male and female behavior
a. Moral scripts b. Sex roles c. Gender scripts d. Masculine/feminine archetypes
Schools provide students with consistent socialization messages that do not contradict one another.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)