Question 1

Discuss the no effect paradigm and suggest how Marlin and his brother could have had a better life using this theory.

Accepted Answer

The no effect paradigm suggests that pov

Question 2

Which of the following people "busted her digit"?

Accepted Answer

A)  one who got a high-paying job and lost her eligibility for welfare payments 
B)  one on welfare who got in trouble for stealing someone's social security number and collecting two welfare payments 
C)  one who cashes her welfare check 
D)  one who skips out on a long line at the welfare agency 
A)  one who got a high-paying job and lost her eligibility for welfare payments 
B)  one on welfare who got in trouble for stealing someone's social security number and collecting two welfare payments 
C)  one who cashes her welfare check 
D)  one who skips out on a long line at the welfare agency

Question 3

One of the results of the negative income tax experiment was that more and more women left their marriages.This was because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they were less financially dependent on their (possibly) abusive husbands. 
B)  the tax code provided a significant advantage to singles versus couples. 
C)  women found it easier to open independent businesses. 
D)  women misunderstood the tax code, thinking they were getting more money than they actually were. 
A)  they were less financially dependent on their (possibly) abusive husbands. 
B)  the tax code provided a significant advantage to singles versus couples. 
C)  women found it easier to open independent businesses. 
D)  women misunderstood the tax code, thinking they were getting more money than they actually were.

Question 4

Your text lists several explanations for why the United States has the highest inequality of all English-speaking nations.Which of the following is NOT an explanation your text cites?

Accepted Answer

A)  the division of power within the U.S. government 
B)  lack of a feudal history 
C)  the system of inequality in the United States originated in Europe 
D)  racism within U.S. borders 
A)  the division of power within the U.S. government 
B)  lack of a feudal history 
C)  the system of inequality in the United States originated in Europe 
D)  racism within U.S. borders

Question 5

What does Susan Mayer argue are the effects of income on poor children? How could her research affect the programs (current and future)designed to help poor children?

Accepted Answer

Susan Mayer argued that income did not h

Question 6

Poverty has a strong effect on children's life chances because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they experience material deprivation and it affects their parents' parenting behaviors. 
B)  it motivates them to work harder to escape it. 
C)  it makes them more creative because it forces them to think of new ways to get by. 
D)  it teaches them to embrace poverty and thwarts their motivation. 
A)  they experience material deprivation and it affects their parents' parenting behaviors. 
B)  it motivates them to work harder to escape it. 
C)  it makes them more creative because it forces them to think of new ways to get by. 
D)  it teaches them to embrace poverty and thwarts their motivation.

Question 7

Herrnstein and Murray argued that there is a relationship between high IQ and:

Accepted Answer

A)  good parenting. 
B)  welfare. 
C)  racism. 
D)  job status. 
A)  good parenting. 
B)  welfare. 
C)  racism. 
D)  job status.

Question 8

When the official poverty line was first set,food made up the largest percentage of household budgets.In today's society,what now makes up the largest percentage?

Accepted Answer

A)  transportation 
B)  housing 
C)  heating homes 
D)  health care 
A)  transportation 
B)  housing 
C)  heating homes 
D)  health care

Question 9

One of the major ways that poverty affects children's life chances is through:

Accepted Answer

A)  higher stress levels among parents. 
B)  making it more difficult to survive in areas with a higher cost of living. 
C)  access to more material goods. 
D)  creating motivation and ambition to escape it in adulthood. 
A)  higher stress levels among parents. 
B)  making it more difficult to survive in areas with a higher cost of living. 
C)  access to more material goods. 
D)  creating motivation and ambition to escape it in adulthood.

Question 10

Propose a social policy that would give children born into poverty a better chance of escaping it in their adult lives.What issues would the policy need to address? What social institutions (e.g.,work,family,government)would need to be changed?

Accepted Answer

Policies should target familie

Question 11

In general,a major goal of Clinton's 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  get people back into the labor market as soon as possible. 
B)  eliminate poverty among children. 
C)  increase government assistance for those in poverty. 
D)  expand employment opportunities in government and civil service. 
A)  get people back into the labor market as soon as possible. 
B)  eliminate poverty among children. 
C)  increase government assistance for those in poverty. 
D)  expand employment opportunities in government and civil service.

Question 12

How was the Gautreaux Assisted Housing Program named,and what were the methodological problems surrounding the study? What study attempted to address these issues and how?

Accepted Answer

The Gautreaux Assisted Housing Program w

Question 13

Status consumption is discussed in the text in Chapter 7 on stratification.How does this affect poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  It shows us what we need to work toward, thus making us work even harder at getting ahead. 
B)  Along with the media, it gives us goals that are unreachable for most of us, thus plunging us into debt. 
C)  It shows us what absolute poverty is when we compare ourselves to people like Paris Hilton. 
D)  It reduces poverty by giving people more jobs in producing the goods we all want. 
A)  It shows us what we need to work toward, thus making us work even harder at getting ahead. 
B)  Along with the media, it gives us goals that are unreachable for most of us, thus plunging us into debt. 
C)  It shows us what absolute poverty is when we compare ourselves to people like Paris Hilton. 
D)  It reduces poverty by giving people more jobs in producing the goods we all want.

Question 14

Herrnstein and Murray questioned whether poverty was a side effect of ____________ conditions or whether it actually caused limited opportunities for children.

Accepted Answer

A)  educational 
B)  environmental 
C)  biological 
D)  structural 
A)  educational 
B)  environmental 
C)  biological 
D)  structural

Question 15

According to Daniel Patrick Moynihan,what is the root cause of African Americans' economic problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  multigenerational living arrangements 
B)  the patrifocal family 
C)  welfare 
D)  the matrifocal family 
A)  multigenerational living arrangements 
B)  the patrifocal family 
C)  welfare 
D)  the matrifocal family

Question 16

What do Murray and Herrnstein suggest is the cause of poverty? If this argument were supported by policy makers,what would happen to the poor? How would the self-fulfilling prophecy fit into this?

Accepted Answer

Herrnstein and Murray believe that succe

Question 17

What do policy experts mean by the terms perverse incentives and unintended consequences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poverty is both cause and effect. 
B)  Poverty is a condition that acts as a proxy for an underlying social disease. 
C)  Poverty endeavors are a waste of money. 
D)  Aiding the poor creates more problems than it solves. 
A)  Poverty is both cause and effect. 
B)  Poverty is a condition that acts as a proxy for an underlying social disease. 
C)  Poverty endeavors are a waste of money. 
D)  Aiding the poor creates more problems than it solves.

Question 18

Explain the official poverty line of the United States,which was created by Mollie Orshansky.Is this a good way to measure poverty? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Orshansky's definition of poverty is the

Question 19

Gautreaux v.Chicago Housing Authority was a class action suit that alleged public housing was:

Accepted Answer

A)  keeping the underclass poor. 
B)  de facto government segregation. 
C)  keeping the poor on public assistance. 
D)  not up to sanitary code. 
A)  keeping the underclass poor. 
B)  de facto government segregation. 
C)  keeping the poor on public assistance. 
D)  not up to sanitary code.

Question 20

James Rosenbaum found that those who moved out of the ghetto and into low-poverty areas:

Accepted Answer

A)  had no change in their life situation. 
B)  had a better employment situation. 
C)  destroyed the neighborhood within a short time. 
D)  scared away the previous residents. 
A)  had no change in their life situation. 
B)  had a better employment situation. 
C)  destroyed the neighborhood within a short time. 
D)  scared away the previous residents.

Discuss the no effect paradigm and suggest how Marlin and his brother could have had a better life using this theory.

Which of the following people "busted her digit"?

One of the results of the negative income tax experiment was that more and more women left their marriages.This was because:

Your text lists several explanations for why the United States has the highest inequality of all English-speaking nations.Which of the following is NOT an explanation your text cites?

What does Susan Mayer argue are the effects of income on poor children? How could her research affect the programs (current and future)designed to help poor children?

Poverty has a strong effect on children's life chances because:

Herrnstein and Murray argued that there is a relationship between high IQ and:

When the official poverty line was first set,food made up the largest percentage of household budgets.In today's society,what now makes up the largest percentage?

One of the major ways that poverty affects children's life chances is through:

Propose a social policy that would give children born into poverty a better chance of escaping it in their adult lives.What issues would the policy need to address? What social institutions (e.g.,work,family,government)would need to be changed?

In general,a major goal of Clinton's 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was to:

How was the Gautreaux Assisted Housing Program named,and what were the methodological problems surrounding the study? What study attempted to address these issues and how?

Status consumption is discussed in the text in Chapter 7 on stratification.How does this affect poverty?

Herrnstein and Murray questioned whether poverty was a side effect of ____________ conditions or whether it actually caused limited opportunities for children.

According to Daniel Patrick Moynihan,what is the root cause of African Americans' economic problems?

What do Murray and Herrnstein suggest is the cause of poverty? If this argument were supported by policy makers,what would happen to the poor? How would the self-fulfilling prophecy fit into this?

What do policy experts mean by the terms perverse incentives and unintended consequences?

Explain the official poverty line of the United States,which was created by Mollie Orshansky.Is this a good way to measure poverty? Why or why not?

Gautreaux v.Chicago Housing Authority was a class action suit that alleged public housing was:

James Rosenbaum found that those who moved out of the ghetto and into low-poverty areas:

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Exam 10: Poverty

Discuss the no effect paradigm and suggest how Marlin and his brother could have had a better life using this theory.

Which of the following people "busted her digit"?

One of the results of the negative income tax experiment was that more and more women left their marriages.This was because:

Your text lists several explanations for why the United States has the highest inequality of all English-speaking nations.Which of the following is NOT an explanation your text cites?

What does Susan Mayer argue are the effects of income on poor children? How could her research affect the programs (current and future)designed to help poor children?

Poverty has a strong effect on children's life chances because:

Herrnstein and Murray argued that there is a relationship between high IQ and:

When the official poverty line was first set,food made up the largest percentage of household budgets.In today's society,what now makes up the largest percentage?

One of the major ways that poverty affects children's life chances is through:

Propose a social policy that would give children born into poverty a better chance of escaping it in their adult lives.What issues would the policy need to address? What social institutions (e.g.,work,family,government)would need to be changed?

In general,a major goal of Clinton's 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was to:

How was the Gautreaux Assisted Housing Program named,and what were the methodological problems surrounding the study? What study attempted to address these issues and how?

Status consumption is discussed in the text in Chapter 7 on stratification.How does this affect poverty?

Herrnstein and Murray questioned whether poverty was a side effect of ____________ conditions or whether it actually caused limited opportunities for children.

According to Daniel Patrick Moynihan,what is the root cause of African Americans' economic problems?

What do Murray and Herrnstein suggest is the cause of poverty? If this argument were supported by policy makers,what would happen to the poor? How would the self-fulfilling prophecy fit into this?

What do policy experts mean by the terms perverse incentives and unintended consequences?

Explain the official poverty line of the United States,which was created by Mollie Orshansky.Is this a good way to measure poverty? Why or why not?

Gautreaux v.Chicago Housing Authority was a class action suit that alleged public housing was:

James Rosenbaum found that those who moved out of the ghetto and into low-poverty areas:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Race

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

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