The image of a woman applying for government assistance in order to feed her children is common in the United States. Because many women go through this process we can say that poverty is a ________________ for many women
a) public issue
b) personal trouble
c) social norm
d) cultural standard
ANS: a
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Karl Marx used the term _____ to refer to the situation in which members of the subordinated classes internalize the views of the dominant class and thus justify inequality.
A. false consciousness B. class consciousness C. normative consciousness D. stratified consciousness
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act was established during which president's administration?
a. George W. Bush b. George H. W. Bush c. Ronald Reagan d. Bill Clinton
______ refers to an intensification of traits typically associated with stereotypical male behavior.
A. Compensatory masculinity B. Hypermasculinity C. Gendered militarism D. Gender stratification
Studies in the United States suggest that husbands and wives may belong to different classes in ________ of all two-parent, two-earner families.
A. half B. two-thirds C. the majority D. one-third