Explain why having a job is so important for Americans.
What will be an ideal response?
1. Work provides subjective benefits: better self-reported mental health, a sense of purpose/identity, and a structure for the day.
2. More tangibly, work provides access to health insurance and the potential for an economically secure retirement.
3. Work also provides other benefits (at least in some jobs) such as paid vacations, eligibility for unemployment benefits, job advancement, etc.
4. “On the books” work (i.e., not the underground economy) is held to legal standards for ways companies and organizations need to treat workers.
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Calculate chi-square for the distribution from question 12
a. 1 b. 1.8 c. 3.2 d. 4
Research studying the effects of day care centers on child development has found that:
a. all centers are fundamentally negative in their effects on children b. day care centers have a positive effect on children only when mothers have to work outside the home to support their children c. good quality centers have been shown not to be harmful to children d. child abuse is pervasive in day care centers
Which group of older Americans has the lowest poverty rate?
a. Whites b. African Americans c. Asian Americans d. Hispanics
Although there is often political division between the Democrats and Republicans, they all agree on the reasons for global climate change
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.