Which of the following most accurately describes those individuals who are classified as working poor?
A) ?They are chronically unemployed or drift in and out of jobs.
B) ?They are people who work at least 27 weeks a year but whose wages fall below the official poverty level.
C) ?They are people who are persistently poor and seldom employed, residentially segregated, and relatively isolated from the rest of the population with an annual income of USD 12,000 or lesser.
D) ?They include people in nonmanual occupations that require some training beyond high school.
E) ?They consist of skilled and semiskilled laborers, including construction and assembly-line workers, truck drivers, auto mechanics, carpenters, and electricians.
B
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A) 1% B) 11% C) 21% D) 31%
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A) networking B) sexism C) glass ceiling D) limited ladder
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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a. there are weak social ties between residents. b. there is a high proportion of racial minorities. c. there is a high proportion of immigrants. d. children are offered programs that teach social skills.