Exam 15: Poverty and the Family

Which of the following is a method of screening applicants to ensure that only those who need financial assistance receive it?

In 2006,which group had a median income 30 percent lower than the median income for the rest of Canadians?

____________ are the largest single group of poor people in Canada.

________________ is the term used to describe the uncertainty that people can buy enough nutritious food or the actual inability to do so.

What factors are used to establish the Statistics Canada low-income cutoff points?

Those who are ____________________ homeless may have lost a job,suffered family violence,or been released from prison.They are often repeaters.

The main cause of poverty in Canada is _______________.

Eli is addicted to methamphetamine and has been using drugs for many years.Which of the following is most likely to describe Eli?

What does "depth of poverty" refer to?

Explain the difference between depth,breadth,and duration of poverty.

Discuss the effects of poverty on children.

What are the nine priorities of Canada's Action Plan for Food Security?

Which of the following does the Statistics Canada low-income cutoff take into account?

In general,how is poverty defined?

Which of the following is true of social assistance?

In Canada,the low-income cutoff is a measure of which type of poverty?

Prior to the development of the social safety net,which of the following ideas was generally held?

Which province or territory has the highest rates of food insecurity?

Which of the following describes the recreational habits of children from families living in poverty?

The ability of poor families to survive financially and actual homelessness are both closely tied to the cost of housing.Show why this is true.