Exam 6: Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Most of the homeless in America​

Welfare families tend to be large with at least four children.

Who is most likely to own a home?

Describe at least three possible strategies for dealing with homelessness.​

The recent ____________ social movement focused on global inequality.​

About one-third of U.S. children will live in poverty at some point.

Poorer countries are more likely than wealthier countries to

Supplemental Security Income provides a minimum income to

Assistance with the cost of childcare is available to every family in the U.S.

A social system in which individuals get ahead and earn rewards based on their individual efforts and abilities is a​

______________ households are defined as households with incomes that are between 100 and 200 percent of the federal poverty line.

Most recipients of TANF cash and food benefits are children.

Why are minorities in the United States more likely to be poor than non-Hispanic whites?

Most TANF recipients are

______________ is an international agenda for reducing poverty and improving the lives of the poor.

List and explain four welfare myths and their realities.

Why are the poor more vulnerable to devastation from natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, and earthquakes? Provide an example in your response.

Section 8 housing

Describe how tax reform could reduce the gap between the top and bottom of the economic system.

Poorer people are less likely to be married that wealthier people​