Which term refers to the trend by which women represent an increasing share of the U.S. poor?
A. gender gap
B. glass ceiling
C. feminization of poverty
D. poverty gap
Answer: C
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Geoff claims to his friends that a desire to achieve and personal effort are the keys to people's social standing. These claims come closest to expressing which political viewpoint?
a. radical left b. liberal c. conservative d. religious
During the 1980s, interdiction—the seizing of smuggled drugs by law enforcement officials—
a. increased the domestic production of marijuana. b. decreased the market for illegal drugs. c. put many producers out of business. d. decreased the consumption of illegal drugs.
The punishment Nelson Mandela received for speaking out against apartheid in South Africa supports the idea that:
a. anyone is capable of committing an act of deviance b. most forms of deviance do not involve violations of written law c. not all deviance involves violent crime d. populations have different definitions of what constitutes deviant behavior
Socialist societies differ from capitalist societies in their commitment to
A. support of the mass media. B. overseeing all aspects of public life. C. the provision of social service programs. D. free elections.