The commonly used "poverty line" measure of poverty used by the federal government measures which type of poverty?
A. absolute poverty
B. relative poverty
C. elementary poverty
D. dramatic poverty
Answer: A
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A) institutional discrimination B) stereotypical prejudices C) racist stereotypes D) segregation
According to researchers, gender appears to play an important role in the quality of relationships between elderly parents and their children. Studies support which of the following?
(a) Sons and daughters equally experience the same close and intimate relationships with their parents throughout life. (b) Sons experience closer relationships with their parents. (c) Daughters experience closer relationships with their mothers. (d) Grandchildren experience the closest relationships with their grandparents.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
College graduation rates are higher at private colleges than at public institutions
Which types of sociologists argue that the task of the sociologist is to better understand common forms of social behavior by understanding everyday life?
A. Marxists B. feminists C. functionalists D. ethnomethodologists