What type of public assistance programs is only available to people with incomes below a specified threshold?
A. entitlement
B. earned
C. means-tested
D. welfare
C. means-tested
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“Designing Effective Programs” focuses on four components of a program design. Which of the following is NOT one of the components covered in this section of the book?
a. Inputs and throughputs b. Outputs c. Outcomes d. Evaluation
The functionalist theory on mental illness suggests that a. mentally ill people aren't necessarily "sick," but are the victims of societal response to their behavior
b. people with the fewest resources are most likely to be mentally ill. c. identifying behaviors as mental illness serves as a means of reinforcing conformity to societal norms and values. d. mental illness does not exist, only individual responses to oddities exist.
According to the iron law of oligarchy, when power is consolidated in a few top positions in an organization,
A. powerholders will decide to close down the organization. B. powerholders will be overthrown by less powerful groups. C. the select powerholders will misuse their power. D. power will become redistributed to the masses.
When compared with other countries, the United States has the world's highest rates of most types of crime, but has one of the world's lowest rates of incarceration.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)