Which of the following is included in the official poverty calculations?
a. The tax burdens of low-income families
b. The federal Earned Income Tax Credit that many families receive
c. Family assets, such as savings and property
d. Pretax income
d
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Obesity is caused by a lack of self-control and is unrelated to other factors
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Sociologists have found that the informal structure of an organization a. includes all members at the lower levels of the organization
b. may increase productivity, but doesn't seem to decrease productivity. c. develops largely among those most taken for granted in an organization. d. is stronger at the top than at the bottom of the organization.
Which individual is likely to have the lowest income in retirement?
A. 75-year-old Black woman B. 85-year-old White woman C. 86-year-old White male D. 77-year-old Black male
The text suggests that those in the Global South suffer from a “double nutritional burden.” What makes the burden double?
a. Farmers cannot afford to maintain crops and therefore they don’t have enough to eat b. Starvation and being underweight from lack of food is a problem; so is obesity from eating too much and in an imbalanced way c. The nutrition of the parents is not good so they have more difficulty delivering healthy children d. There are problems with getting access to enough vegetables and with getting enough protein