In the mid-1990s, the average rent in the United States was __________ what it was in the early 1970s
a. more than three times
b. about half
c. almost double
d. about the same as
a
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Which of the following is a criticism of the functionalist perspective on education?
A. Functionalists disregard the power of individuals to change the course of events. B. Functionalists overlook the fact that a college degree is important. C. Functionalists ignore the fact that education provides people with an opportunity for upward mobility. D. Functionalists gloss over the latent functions of education. E. Functionalists ignore rising college costs and student loan debt.
Which statement is least accurate regarding sex and gender?
A) The world offers unequal access to power, prestige, and property based on one's sex. B) Being born male or female carries images and expectations on how one should act. C) Gender is sociologically significant because it is the way in which society controls its members. D) The terms "sex" and "gender" are sociologically and biologically interchangeable.
One in ______ children of immigrants in the United States lives in poverty.
A. 3 B. 6 C. 10 D. 15
What best defines the term "feminization of poverty"?
A. the rise in the number of female legislators B. the large percentage of the poor who are women C. the decreasing number of poor women D. the rising number of poor men who are single parents