Compare and contrast the situations of “the poor” and “the near-poor” in the United States.
What will be an ideal response?
By U.S. definitions, the “poor” are people who fall below a certain income guideline. However, many government agencies agree that the poverty line is set too low and utilizes a different definition of poverty, one that includes people that earn up to 25% more than the official poverty line amount. Although each of these groups fits into a separate category, they both struggle to provide financially for their families.
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Several years ago, the gay community applied for a permit to march in the St. Patrick Day's Parade in Boston. When denied, the gay community filed suit and won
Rather than permitting the gay community to march in the parade, the parade trustees cancelled the event. Sociologists would suggest this conflict in values between the trustees of the parade and the gay community would eventually lead to ________. A) consensus that gays are evil because they caused a traditional event to be cancelled B) social change that brings attention to gay rights and eventual acceptance C) social integration of the gay and straight communities resulting in a bisexual society D) armed conflict, or "cultural war, " between the gay and straight communities
Who is the least likely to draw up a prenuptial agreement?
a. individuals in first marriages b. divorced individuals who plan a remarriage c. widowed individuals who plan a remarriage d. couples who are living together who have been married before
Which is not a type of assimilation discussed by Milton Gordon
A. identification assimilation B. civic assimilation C. attitude-receptional assimilation D. cultural-receptional assimilation
According to Talcott Parsons, the ______ standards of our value orientation incorporate information into our problems and situations.
a. choices b. cognitive c. appreciative d. moral