Define word poverty. Discuss why this issue is important in relation to educational success.

What will be an ideal response?


Varies. Word poverty: impoverished language environments in which some children grow up. Discuss how economic disadvantage, language-impoverished environments, and limited access to books in the home are linked to low levels of literacy and children having lower chances of educational success.

Sociology

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a. pink-collar workers. b. white-collar workers. c. blue-collar workers. d. contingent workers.

Sociology

Content analysis dates back to

a. the late 1600s. b. the early 1900s. c. the 1950s. d. the 1960s. e. 1990.

Sociology

According to the social distance theory, prejudice can be attributed to conflict and power struggle between groups.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Sociology

The third assumption of the synthesis model explains that society is made up of different but interdependent parts that affect each other, creating a structure called a __________.

A. social order/disorder paradox B. societal paradigm C. social system D. social boundary structure

Sociology