Discuss the reasons cash has an especially important value to this study.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but should include the author’s argument that cash has a particular salience in the U.S. and is a flexible resource that isvital to having a chance of bettering one’s circumstances. Reductions in cash among the poorest poor in America have both practical and intangible negative effects.
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A careful analysis of the military draft reveals that it________
a. was really a tax on the poor b. operated equitably c. was inefficient in its operation d. did not favor the educated
According to the authors, the exploration and colonization of the Spanish territories, including Mexico, relied more strongly on the initiative of the Crown and the ________
A) sea B) classroom C) war with Portugal D) church
Analysis of elder voting behavior reveals
a. older women vote more than older men. b. elders tend not to vote as a bloc on any issue. c. elders vote more conservatively than younger people. d. older people are less likely to vote than younger people.
Adopting a global perspective shows us which of the following patterns?
A. Women in poor nations typically have fewer children than women in the United States. B. People in poor nations have as much schooling as people in the United States. C. The problems we face in the United States are exactly the same in other countries. D. Poverty is even more serious in much of the world than it is in the United States.