Exam 6: Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

The Multidimensional Poverty Index includes

___________________is a refundable tax credit based on a working family's income and number of children

How does the United States compare to other developed countries of the world in terms of degree of inequality and poverty within the country?

Poverty levels in the United States are calculated based on

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are designed to improve children's cognitive and language development and help develop needed parenting skills.

In which region of the United States are poverty rates the highest?​

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

Single-parent households are more likely to live in poverty than two-parent households.​

The federal poverty line takes into account the different costs of living from state to state.​

Which of the following is included in the official poverty calculations?

What is a microcredit program and how does it work?

Individuals who spend at least 27 weeks per year in the labor force but whose income falls below the official poverty level are called​

According to the structural-functionalists, poverty is sometimes functional for society.​

Which of the following is associated with low income?

"Near poor" refers to Americans living in households with income below 50 percent of the poverty line.

The Multidimensional Poverty Index includes a dimension measuring "life satisfaction."​

How is the official U. S. poverty line calculated?

In industrialized countries, national poverty lines are sometimes based on the median household income of a country's population. According to this _____ poverty measure, members of a household are considered poor if their household income is less than 50 percent of the median household income in that country.

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?

Which term refers to the total assets of an individual or household minus liabilities?