________ is measured by comparing a person's situation against what is considered an average or a more advantaged situation
a. Relative poverty c. Sustained poverty
b. Absolute poverty d. Social stratification
A
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Compared to the 26 European countries with the largest inmate populations, the United States
A) Has about the same prison population as the average for those countries B) Has a larger prison population numerically, but in proportion to population size, the U.S. prison population is about the same as the prison populations of European countries. C) Has about the same prison population as the total for those countries D) Has considerably more people in prison than the total for those countries.
In the gay and lesbian community, activists
a. have a high level of consensus that gaining the right to marry is an appropriate political goal. b. are divided on the issue of marriage, with some wanting the legal right to marry to serve as a political goal, and others thinking that we should organize intimate relationships in way different than the marriage model. c. prefer quasi-marriage or civil unions that provide the rights of marriage but not the responsibilities. d. assert that gay men are more strongly in favor of working for legal marriage than lesbians.
How do the forces that have led to the shrinking of the middle class impact your chance of becoming (or remaining) a member of the (a) middle, (b) upper-middle, or (c) upper class after you graduate from college?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements about teenage mothers is true?
A. The teen birth rate has declined for whites and blacks but has increased among Asians and Hispanics. B. Teen mothers are considerably poorer than other teens and are more likely to receive welfare, but they are equally likely to finish high school because of special programs for them. C. Teen childbearing costs taxpayers at least $11 billion each year for health care, child welfare, and lost revenue. D. The teen birthrate has declined for all groups except Hispanics.