The primary goal of the welfare system was to provide temporary assistance to families in need. Unfortunately, the system has also fostered dependency. Functionalists would call this dependency a(n)__________ function of the welfare system
(a) manifest
(b) latent
(c) overt
(d) abuse
(b)
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Which wealthy country has the highest percentage of children in poverty after all welfare transfers have been put in place?
a. the United States b. Canada c. Germany d. Belgium
Which of the following statements supports the "family is declining" perspective?
A) Men and women wait to get married until they are older and more mature. B) Adults who are financially deprived should not have children. C) Many adults are unwilling to invest their financial resources in their children. D) Parents now have less control over their adult married children.
Tatum defines a "White ally" as everything but someone who
a. understands privilege can be used to make a more equitable system b. points out privilege in others c. that privilege has been historically used for such, and to recognize it d. they can align themselves with that history
The term "dropping out" refers to__________.
A. refusing to attend high school B. quitting school before earning a high school diploma C. not going on to college D. being expelled from a public school