Explain the relationship between poverty and illiteracy
What will be an ideal response?
Increasing literacy rates is an extremely effective strategy for alleviating poverty. Data from India suggests that as literacy rates increase, families have more disposable income. However, the effects of literacy on poverty are not felt equally. Women in particular need higher rates of literacy in order to affect real social change across the economic spectrum.
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a. true b. false
Evaluate the impact of stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination on persons with disabilities
What will be an ideal response?
The leading cause of death in the United States in all of childhood after the first year of life is:
a. HIV and AIDS b. cancer c .homicide d. accidents e. none of the above
Which sociological perspective maintains that the laws of a society are created by the groups in power and help those groups maintain their superior status?
A. conflict perspective B. functionalist perspective C. interactionist perspective D. global perspective