Single-parent households headed by women are more likely to live in poverty compared to single-parent households headed by men. This is an example of the:
a. feminization of poverty
b. poverty-gender threshold
c. feminist poverty line
d. stratification of poverty
a. feminization of poverty
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__________ is the process by which members of the middle and upper-middle classes, especially whites, move into the central city area and renovate existing properties
a. Invasion b. Succession c. Gentrification d. Diffusion
Shauna and Brent got married in June. They both have little education, Shauna's parents had a bad marriage, and Brent's social skills are not very good. According to Karney and Bradbury's vulnerability-stress-adaptation model, Shauna and Brent's marriage:
A) is doomed no matter what happens. B) may make it if they do not encounter too many difficulties in life. C) should be fine as long as they don't have many alternatives to their relationship. D) has a high likelihood of succeeding no matter what happens.
Which of the following diseases is the biggest killer in today's high-income nations?
a. Heart disease b. Influenza c. Pneumonia d. Cholera
Treating others unequally based on their background or other personal characteristics is referred to as
A. racism. B. stereotyping. C. prejudice. D. discrimination.