Absolute poverty means, essentially, not having enough to eat. What does relative poverty mean?
a. being worse off than one was before
b. lacking the means to improve one's situation
c. lacking access to modern amenities
d. being worse off than most people in one's society
Answer: d. being worse off than most people in one's society
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a. Lyndon B. Johnson had an important role in the 1964 act. b. The 1964 act provided ways to deny federal money to local government units that permitted discrimination. c. The earlier acts did not cover discrimination against blacks. d. The 1964 act covered schools as well as public facilities. e. The earlier acts focused on voting, not economic discrimination.
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A) the Mafia B) criminal enterprise C) Ponzi scheme D) Sarbanes-Oxley
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Which of the statements below explain the differences between history and historical-comparative sociology?
a. Historical-comparative sociology involves much more detail than historical research b. Sociologists are more interested in generalizing about society than historians c. Historical data is more accurate than sociological data d. Historical researchers collect far more original historical data than sociologists
When a drug is taken for a specific purpose or remedial effect, this is termed __________ use
a. standard b. therapeutic c. chronic d. recreational