The ________ is defined as the minimum income amount that Americans should have to live on, based on the Department of Agriculture's calculations of the cost of a basic diet called "the economy food plan."
A. international poverty line
B. standard of living
C. poverty level
D. consumer price index
Answer: C
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A. Affirmative action B. Grade inflation C. Cheating D. Low graduation rates E. Rising student loan debt
Making vaccinations more widely available is an example of what type of intervention?
a. structural b. behavioral c. medical d. environmental e. none of the above
Which of these is not part of the bureaucratization of schools?
a. students are homogenized in terms of ability. b. individualized tutoring is made available for students who need it. c. educational materials are standardized and purchased in bulk. d. local schools are part of state and federal systems of education. e. students throughout the country who are in the same grade have a similar curriculum
Which sociological perspective(s) would most likely focus attention on the personal relationships between stepparents and their stepchildren and the family dynamics involved in such relationships?
A. conflict and feminist perspectives B. global perspective C. interactionist perspective D. functionalist perspective