Explain the feminization of poverty and why it exists

What will be an ideal response?


The gender-poverty ratio is a measure of the relative poverty of males and females. In 1991 the gender-poverty ratio was 1.30 . This means that women are 30% more likely to be poor than men. The greater likelihood of women's poverty is a result of the interaction of existing patterns of gender inequality with the fact that women earn less than men even in the same occupations.

Sociology

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In Plyler v. Doe the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional for school districts to deny a free public education to undocumented immigrant children

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

__________ launched a fierce lobbying campaign against the "contractor responsibility rule"

a. Business and industry groups b. Mother Jones c. Labor, civil rights, and consumer groups d. The Congressional Research Service

Sociology

What is the relationship between societal wealth and ideas about personal happiness and fulfillment? How does this influence expectations about marriage?

What will be an ideal response?

Sociology

The levels of social life on which social scientists focus are called

A. measures of tendency. B. dependent variables. C. independent variables. D. units of analysis.

Sociology