How can you explain the following observation: "Although the United States is the
wealthiest country in the world, it nevertheless ranks twentieth out of the twenty-one
most industrialized countries in terms of the percentage of children living in
poverty"?
What will be an ideal response?
include a discussion of the overall wealth being maintained in the upper and middle classes, while there is a large population of people who are either "working poor" or are living in poverty. Often these families are headed by single mothers who have less earning potential than married families.
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a. "Look at all the colors on that quilt!" b. "Doesn't the quilt feel fluffy?" c. "Can you see the pattern in the quilt?" d. "How many rectangular shapes can you count?"
Content analysis can be used to:
A. avoid sampling problems. B. avoid problems of internal validity. C. simplify problems of analysis. D. test hypotheses.
Some physical disabilities are the result of genetic abnormalities. An example is Down syndrome, in which:
a. Children have a defective dominant gene b. Children have a defective recessive gene c. Children have an extra chromosome d. Children are missing a chromosome
In schools, conflict can occur because of expectations. When individuals do not behave as other individuals believe that they should behave, then:
a. Proactive conflict occurs. b. Role conflict occurs. c. Reactive conflict occurs. d. The leader is not effectively managing conflict.