Exam 6: Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

___________ is poverty that is transmitted from one generation to the next.​

Extreme poverty refers to living on less than $1.25 per day.​

What kinds of educational assistance are available to American students?​

Who are the working poor?

The Occupy Wall Street movement often refers to the "99%" meaning​

Head Start and Early Head Start are __________ assistance programs.

According to the text, which of these   contributes most to homelessness?

Discuss the causes of homelessness.

The richest 1% of the adults in the world own nearly half of global household wealth.

The wealthy receive housing subsidies through the mortgage income tax deduction.​

Medicaid is automatically available to all recipients of TANF.

Couples in the high and middle income categories are more likely to divorce than couples in the lower income categories.

Which of the following is a form of educational assistance to low income families?

Which of the following families is most likely to be poor?

The purpose of the international program of economic goals is to reduce

Which of the following statements best describes the wealth distribution in the world?

There are no employed individuals living below the poverty level in the U.S.  ​

According to the text, what is the best insurance against living in poverty?

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

In 2014, the average household income for whites was _________ the average for black households.​