According to the text and the feature box "Who's Getting What? Who Are the Poor?" which of the following household characteristics has a higher frequency of poverty and welfare dependency?
a. male-headed households with no wife present
b. female-headed households with no husband present
c. households headed by both a husband and a wife
d. same-sex households
Answer: b
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In differential research, any group selected as a basis of comparison with the primary group is called
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