Question 1

Describe Herbert J.Gans's suggestions on how poverty can be functional.

Accepted Answer

The existence of poverty ensures that society's "dirty work" will be done.Poverty subsidizes many of the activities of the more affluent because the poor are willing to work for low wages.It also creates jobs for all those people who serve the poor,such as social workers,or who protect society from them,such as police and corrections officers.

Question 2

Describe the reasons for high poverty among children in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Children living in large families are especially likely to live in poverty.This is because economic resources must be spread more thinly in a large family and because the mother is less able to work outside the home when she has many children.A major reason for the persistently high poverty among children is changes in the family structure in the United States-higher divorce rates,more children born to unmarried women,and more female-headed families.

Question 3

Describe the use of the absolute definition of poverty.

Accepted Answer

The use of the absolute definition of poverty in many social policy decisions reflects the belief of many that the government should provide equal opportunities for people to achieve resources rather than ensure an equitable distribution of those resources.In this view,the government's role is to provide people with the minimum necessary resources that will enable them to achieve on their own.

Question 4

________ is a situation in which everyone or nearly everyone who wants to work can find a job.

Accepted Answer

A) Full employment 
B) Strategic employment 
C) Relative deprivation 
D) Social mobility 
A) Full employment 
B) Strategic employment 
C) Relative deprivation 
D) Social mobility

Question 5

________ refers to the increase in the rates of unemployment caused by economic changes that are brought about by technological innovation.

Accepted Answer

A) Absolute deprivation 
B) Relative deprivation 
C) Structural unemployment 
D) Cyclical unemployment 
A) Absolute deprivation 
B) Relative deprivation 
C) Structural unemployment 
D) Cyclical unemployment

Question 6

Mason believes that a coalition of poor groups and civil rights organizations could be an effective weapon for alleviating poverty.However,Steve,his friend,disagrees with him.Which of the following is the reason for Steve's disagreement?

Accepted Answer

A) Many of the programs intended to alleviate poverty have been designed by politicians,economists,sociologists,and other experts who are not themselves poor. 
B) According to research,majority of the poor people are unthinking,unambitious,irresponsible,and possibly even dangerous social misfits. 
C) Such a coalition could create a backlash against the poor and create substantial reductions in public assistance. 
D) This coalition could fail since civil rights organizations and poor groups do not have any common goals. 
A) Many of the programs intended to alleviate poverty have been designed by politicians,economists,sociologists,and other experts who are not themselves poor. 
B) According to research,majority of the poor people are unthinking,unambitious,irresponsible,and possibly even dangerous social misfits. 
C) Such a coalition could create a backlash against the poor and create substantial reductions in public assistance. 
D) This coalition could fail since civil rights organizations and poor groups do not have any common goals.

Question 7

Describe a key factor responsible for the poverty of racial and ethnic minorities.

Accepted Answer

A key factor responsible for the poverty

Question 8

Which of the following is a caution about full employment programs?

Accepted Answer

A) They only create jobs for a specific stratum of society. 
B) They create jobs for people who are unable to work. 
C) They only create skilled jobs that are unlikely to pull people out of poverty. 
D) They create high-paying jobs that will lead to an increase in competition for work. 
A) They only create jobs for a specific stratum of society. 
B) They create jobs for people who are unable to work. 
C) They only create skilled jobs that are unlikely to pull people out of poverty. 
D) They create high-paying jobs that will lead to an increase in competition for work.

Question 9

According to the functionalist perspective,inflation may be reduced by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in employment opportunities 
B) increasing the demand for goods 
C) increasing the cash flow within the country 
D) an increase in unemployment 
A) an increase in employment opportunities 
B) increasing the demand for goods 
C) increasing the cash flow within the country 
D) an increase in unemployment

Question 10

________ has linked homelessness with the trends in health-care institutions of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) The decline in chronicity of mental illness 
B) The process of deinstitutionalizing the mentally ill 
C) The process of cyclically reimbursing the mentally ill 
D) The decline in demand for mental hospital beds 
A) The decline in chronicity of mental illness 
B) The process of deinstitutionalizing the mentally ill 
C) The process of cyclically reimbursing the mentally ill 
D) The decline in demand for mental hospital beds

Question 11

Ronald,a sociologist,claims that public assistance programs have lost support from the majority of the United States population.Which of the following is the reason behind Ronald's claim?

Accepted Answer

A) Many individuals have been dropped from public-assistance rolls in the past two decades. 
B) Public assistance programs only support people who are defined as the deserving poor. 
C) There is frustration over the continuing growth in welfare costs. 
D) They are perceived as disproportionately supporting the majority white population. 
A) Many individuals have been dropped from public-assistance rolls in the past two decades. 
B) Public assistance programs only support people who are defined as the deserving poor. 
C) There is frustration over the continuing growth in welfare costs. 
D) They are perceived as disproportionately supporting the majority white population.

Question 12

Which of the following trends has caused an increase in the percentage of homeless families in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in the number of industrial jobs that pay a living wage 
B) the flight of jobs from the cities where poor people live 
C) an increase in the number of children being born to unmarried mothers 
D) the need for specialization in the job market 
A) an increase in the number of industrial jobs that pay a living wage 
B) the flight of jobs from the cities where poor people live 
C) an increase in the number of children being born to unmarried mothers 
D) the need for specialization in the job market

Question 13

In relation to social mobility,the stratification system in the United States is characterized by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) a high degree of occupational inheritance 
B) vast differences in the socioeconomic statuses of parents and children 
C) a smaller gap between the educational success of the rich and the poor 
D) high levels of instability 
A) a high degree of occupational inheritance 
B) vast differences in the socioeconomic statuses of parents and children 
C) a smaller gap between the educational success of the rich and the poor 
D) high levels of instability

Question 14

Which of the following is a true statement about the cultural definition of poverty?

Accepted Answer

A) It excludes people who are defined as poor based solely on economic criteria.. 
B) It identifies the poor as those who are permanently and unwillingly poor. 
C) It applies strict economic definitions to explain the ethnic influence of poverty. 
D) It states that poverty has become less chronic. 
A) It excludes people who are defined as poor based solely on economic criteria.. 
B) It identifies the poor as those who are permanently and unwillingly poor. 
C) It applies strict economic definitions to explain the ethnic influence of poverty. 
D) It states that poverty has become less chronic.

Question 15

Which of the following is a characteristic of job programs such as Work Incentive Program (WIN)and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)?

Accepted Answer

A) They provide every unemployed poor person with a permanent job. 
B) They help in the elimination of poverty. 
C) They provide on-the-job training and temporary public service jobs. 
D) They fail to take unemployed females into consideration. 
A) They provide every unemployed poor person with a permanent job. 
B) They help in the elimination of poverty. 
C) They provide on-the-job training and temporary public service jobs. 
D) They fail to take unemployed females into consideration.

Question 16

Give a possible devastating consequence of temporary unemployment.

Accepted Answer

Some of the unemployed become eligible f

Question 17

A difference between the functionalist perspective on poverty and the conflict perspective on poverty is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the conflict perspective views poverty as a personal problem rather than a societal one,whereas the functionalist perspective views poverty as a societal problem rather than a personal one 
B) the conflict perspective says that inflation can only be reduced by increasing the unemployment rate,whereas the functionalist perspective says that inflation can never be reduced by increasing unemployment rate 
C) the conflict perspective says that society is made up of many interrelated and interdependent parts,whereas the functionalist perspective says that society is made up of only a few interrelated and independent parts 
D) the conflict perspective says that inequitable distribution of resources has little to do with rewarding talent,whereas the functionalist perspective says that inequitable distribution of resources exists to reward talent 
A) the conflict perspective views poverty as a personal problem rather than a societal one,whereas the functionalist perspective views poverty as a societal problem rather than a personal one 
B) the conflict perspective says that inflation can only be reduced by increasing the unemployment rate,whereas the functionalist perspective says that inflation can never be reduced by increasing unemployment rate 
C) the conflict perspective says that society is made up of many interrelated and interdependent parts,whereas the functionalist perspective says that society is made up of only a few interrelated and independent parts 
D) the conflict perspective says that inequitable distribution of resources has little to do with rewarding talent,whereas the functionalist perspective says that inequitable distribution of resources exists to reward talent

Question 18

Which of the following is considered a major reason for persistently high poverty among children in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) There are more children being born to unmarried mothers. 
B) There is an increase in the male death rate. 
C) There are more children being born to uneducated parents. 
D) There is an increase in the unemployment rate among males. 
A) There are more children being born to unmarried mothers. 
B) There is an increase in the male death rate. 
C) There are more children being born to uneducated parents. 
D) There is an increase in the unemployment rate among males.

Question 19

Mark believes that his friend Timothy,an African American,is poor because of the cultural orientation of his people.Which of the following sociological perspectives on poverty is shown in the given scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) behavioral perspective 
C) conflict perspective 
D) interactionist perspective 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) behavioral perspective 
C) conflict perspective 
D) interactionist perspective

Question 20

Explain why social mobility in the United States is mostly short range.

Accepted Answer

For the most part,children tend to take

Describe Herbert J.Gans's suggestions on how poverty can be functional.

Describe the reasons for high poverty among children in the United States.

Describe the use of the absolute definition of poverty.

________ is a situation in which everyone or nearly everyone who wants to work can find a job.

________ refers to the increase in the rates of unemployment caused by economic changes that are brought about by technological innovation.

Mason believes that a coalition of poor groups and civil rights organizations could be an effective weapon for alleviating poverty.However,Steve,his friend,disagrees with him.Which of the following is the reason for Steve's disagreement?

Describe a key factor responsible for the poverty of racial and ethnic minorities.

Which of the following is a caution about full employment programs?

According to the functionalist perspective,inflation may be reduced by ________.

________ has linked homelessness with the trends in health-care institutions of the United States.

Ronald,a sociologist,claims that public assistance programs have lost support from the majority of the United States population.Which of the following is the reason behind Ronald's claim?

Which of the following trends has caused an increase in the percentage of homeless families in the United States?

In relation to social mobility,the stratification system in the United States is characterized by ________.

Which of the following is a true statement about the cultural definition of poverty?

Which of the following is a characteristic of job programs such as Work Incentive Program (WIN)and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)?

Give a possible devastating consequence of temporary unemployment.

A difference between the functionalist perspective on poverty and the conflict perspective on poverty is that ________.

Which of the following is considered a major reason for persistently high poverty among children in the United States?

Mark believes that his friend Timothy,an African American,is poor because of the cultural orientation of his people.Which of the following sociological perspectives on poverty is shown in the given scenario?

Explain why social mobility in the United States is mostly short range.

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Exam 6: Poverty

Describe Herbert J.Gans's suggestions on how poverty can be functional.

Describe the reasons for high poverty among children in the United States.

Describe the use of the absolute definition of poverty.

________ is a situation in which everyone or nearly everyone who wants to work can find a job.

________ refers to the increase in the rates of unemployment caused by economic changes that are brought about by technological innovation.

Mason believes that a coalition of poor groups and civil rights organizations could be an effective weapon for alleviating poverty.However,Steve,his friend,disagrees with him.Which of the following is the reason for Steve's disagreement?

Describe a key factor responsible for the poverty of racial and ethnic minorities.

Which of the following is a caution about full employment programs?

According to the functionalist perspective,inflation may be reduced by ________.

________ has linked homelessness with the trends in health-care institutions of the United States.

Ronald,a sociologist,claims that public assistance programs have lost support from the majority of the United States population.Which of the following is the reason behind Ronald's claim?

Which of the following trends has caused an increase in the percentage of homeless families in the United States?

In relation to social mobility,the stratification system in the United States is characterized by ________.

Which of the following is a true statement about the cultural definition of poverty?

Which of the following is a characteristic of job programs such as Work Incentive Program (WIN)and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)?

Give a possible devastating consequence of temporary unemployment.

A difference between the functionalist perspective on poverty and the conflict perspective on poverty is that ________.

Which of the following is considered a major reason for persistently high poverty among children in the United States?

Mark believes that his friend Timothy,an African American,is poor because of the cultural orientation of his people.Which of the following sociological perspectives on poverty is shown in the given scenario?

Explain why social mobility in the United States is mostly short range.

Approaches to the Study of Social Problems

Concentration of Power: Economic and Political Institutions

Family-Related Problems

Health and Illness

Education, Science, and Technology

Race and Ethnic Relations

Gender,Sexual Orientation, and Social Inequality

Age and Social Inequality

Crime and Delinquency

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Prostitution, Pornography, and the Sex Trade

Population Growth and Urbanization

Environmental Problems

Violence, War, and Terrorism

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