Exam 6: Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Which of the following perspectives is most likely to study how definitions of the poor as lazy and irresponsible are related to support for assistance programs?

Poorer countries are more likely than wealthier countries to

Which of the following perspectives are most likely to argue that physicians should be paid higher than most occupations because their job is more important than most and requires so much education and training?

Medicaid

Concentrated areas of poverty and poor housing are called

How are the poor affected by lack of clean water and sanitation?

Your text's photo essay about lack of clean water among the world's poor suggests that

Why are children living in poverty in the United States more likely to suffer academically than children who are not poor?

Conflict theorists have no problem with corporate welfare.

What are the federal requirements to receive TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families)?

A common working definition of "low income" households is households with incomes that are between ____________ percent of the federal poverty line.

As companies relocate to poor countries with abundant supplies of cheap labor, wages decline and

The study reported in your text of low-income and welfare single mothers found they used all of the following strategies to make ends meet EXCEPT

The working poor are individuals who spend at least _____ weeks per year in the labor force but whose income falls below the official poverty level.

Why do the poor often feel politically alienated and fail to participate in the American political system?

Which of the following is NOT associated with low income?

Couples with incomes greater than $50,000 are more likely to divorce than couples with incomes less than $25,000.

Can poverty be functional for society? Describe the structural-functionalist argument and identify the criticisms of this perspective.

Head Start and Early Head Start are __________ assistance programs.

Section 8 housing involves the construction of large housing "projects" for low-income families.