What were the goals of urban renewal following World War II? Who would consider urban renewal a success? Who would consider it a failure? Why?

What will be an ideal response?


- After World War II, the federal government responded to the disrepair of downtown neighborhoods resulting from migration to the suburbs by passing the Urban Housing Act of 1949.
- Urban renewal allowed local city governments to seize a decaying neighborhood, force out the residents in exchange for nominal compensation, and sell the properties to developers.
- Developers pursued profits by building high-income housing and commercial properties, leaving little affordable housing left for the poor who had been evicted.

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Provide at least two examples of ways in which the United States has adopted socialist practices through convergence theory

What will be an ideal response

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Which of the following statements is true of CLalt?

A) CLalt is directly proportional to CL. B) CLalt is inversely proportional to CL. C) If someone has a lot of investments in a relationship, then he or she tends to have a lower CLalt than someone who does not have any investment in a relationship. D) If someone is doing well in his or her career and has a high self-esteem, then he or she tends to have a lower CLalt than someone who is not doing well in his or her career.

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In his orphanage study, what difference did Spitz find between babies who were properly socialized and those who were not?

a. The older the children were, the more social interaction they required. b. Those children who received more interaction tended to be more emotionally unstable. c. Those children who received less social interaction tended to be more withdrawn and susceptible to physical illness. d. There was little difference found between children who received social interaction and those who had not.

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