Which of the following is the primary reason for the increase in income inequality?

a. Homelessness
b. The decrease in public assistance programs
c. The failure of wage growth to match standard-of-living increases
d. A lack of work ethic in younger generations


Answer: C

Sociology

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a. control variable. b. spurious variable. c. distorter variable. d. antecedent control variable. e. intervening control variable.

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Which four factors have sociologists identified that people consider in applying the label of "old" to themselves?

What will be an ideal response?

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Untreated chlamydia can lead to ________ in women and to ________ in men and possibly ___________ in both men and women.

A. pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), epididymitis, loss of appetite B. PID, epididymitis, sterility C. endometriosis, epididymitis, sterility D. endometriosis, herpes, sterility E. gonorrhea, epididymitis, loss of appetite

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According to ethnomethodologists, what types of conversations have an order or a structure (especially regarding whose turn it is to speak) that takes precedence over the things said?

a. Job interviews b. Executive negotiations c. Calls to emergency centers d. Dispute resolution in mediation hearings

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