Question 1

Why is it difficult for almost half of Americans to save for retirement?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are living beyond their means. 
B)  Financial pressures are too high. 
C)  They don't have pension or retirement savings plans. 
D)  They have unlimited needs and wants. 
A)  They are living beyond their means. 
B)  Financial pressures are too high. 
C)  They don't have pension or retirement savings plans. 
D)  They have unlimited needs and wants.

Question 2

The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was also referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  "end of welfare as we know it." 
B)  War on Welfare. 
C)  "deserving poor" tax credit. 
D)  War on Poverty. 
A)  "end of welfare as we know it." 
B)  War on Welfare. 
C)  "deserving poor" tax credit. 
D)  War on Poverty.

Question 3

You are a policy maker interested in reducing behavioral problems among school-age children on Native American reservations.Based on results of a study of the Cherokee Nation,which of the following proposals will you make?

Accepted Answer

A)  implement a program of alcohol and drug counseling among expectant mothers 
B)  legalize gambling, and allow the tribe to retain the profits 
C)  raise the minimum wage on the reservation 
D)  make the work requirements for receiving welfare more stringent 
A)  implement a program of alcohol and drug counseling among expectant mothers 
B)  legalize gambling, and allow the tribe to retain the profits 
C)  raise the minimum wage on the reservation 
D)  make the work requirements for receiving welfare more stringent

Question 4

What percentage of American employees work for an employer that does not offer a traditional pension or retirement plan?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  almost 25 percent 
C)  almost 50 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  almost 25 percent 
C)  almost 50 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 5

Theorists who believe poverty is relational measure poverty by determining:

Accepted Answer

A)  what it takes to feed a family of four and multiplying that number by three. 
B)  health care costs and multiplying that number by four. 
C)  the median income in a given location, and anything under that number is considered poverty. 
D)  the average income in a given location, and anything under that number is considered poverty. 
A)  what it takes to feed a family of four and multiplying that number by three. 
B)  health care costs and multiplying that number by four. 
C)  the median income in a given location, and anything under that number is considered poverty. 
D)  the average income in a given location, and anything under that number is considered poverty.

Question 6

From her research,Susan Mayer concluded that it was not poverty,but rather ____________ that really mattered.

Accepted Answer

A)  our desires 
B)  our perception of money 
C)  wealth 
D)  the media 
A)  our desires 
B)  our perception of money 
C)  wealth 
D)  the media

Question 7

Which U.S.president was responsible for the War on Poverty and programs like Head Start and Job Corps?

Accepted Answer

A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Lyndon Johnson 
C)  John F. Kennedy 
D)  George W. Bush 
A)  Woodrow Wilson 
B)  Lyndon Johnson 
C)  John F. Kennedy 
D)  George W. Bush

Question 8

How does politics matter for the level of inequality in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  The U.S. political system is fragmented, making it difficult to establish a comprehensive safety net. 
B)  The welfare state in the United States is more developed than in European countries. 
C)  Capitalist institutions make it possible to maintain low levels of inequality. 
D)  The lack of a feudal history makes inequality less of an issue in the United States. 
A)  The U.S. political system is fragmented, making it difficult to establish a comprehensive safety net. 
B)  The welfare state in the United States is more developed than in European countries. 
C)  Capitalist institutions make it possible to maintain low levels of inequality. 
D)  The lack of a feudal history makes inequality less of an issue in the United States.

Question 9

Which nation has one of the highest poverty rates in the advanced world?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Canada 
D)  France 
A)  United States 
B)  Great Britain 
C)  Canada 
D)  France

Question 10

The Moving to Opportunity study found that those in the group who received assistance in relocating and life-skills training in addition to housing vouchers:

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced hostility from their new neighborhoods. 
B)  were not testable because many participants could not be found later. 
C)  were no different than those in the control group. 
D)  experienced less stress and better health. 
A)  experienced hostility from their new neighborhoods. 
B)  were not testable because many participants could not be found later. 
C)  were no different than those in the control group. 
D)  experienced less stress and better health.

Question 11

According to your text,what drives American poverty rates?

Accepted Answer

A)  social structure 
B)  lopsided economic rewards 
C)  the richest 10 percent of the population 
D)  unequal access to resources 
A)  social structure 
B)  lopsided economic rewards 
C)  the richest 10 percent of the population 
D)  unequal access to resources

Question 12

Susan Mayer,author of What Money Can't Buy: Family Income and Children's Life Chances,found in her study:

Accepted Answer

A)  confirmation of reports of the devastation of poverty. 
B)  that poverty caused many social ills. 
C)  that the effect of income on children's outcomes has been overstated. 
D)  that increased incomes made big differences in children's outcomes. 
A)  confirmation of reports of the devastation of poverty. 
B)  that poverty caused many social ills. 
C)  that the effect of income on children's outcomes has been overstated. 
D)  that increased incomes made big differences in children's outcomes.

Question 13

Your text defines poverty as a condition of deprivation due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  economic circumstances. 
B)  social circumstances. 
C)  structural circumstances. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  economic circumstances. 
B)  social circumstances. 
C)  structural circumstances. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 14

A policy maker wants to recalculate poverty based on a set percentage of the median income for each metropolitan area in the United States instead of a national average.This is an example of ____________ poverty.

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute 
B)  relative 
C)  median 
D)  variable 
A)  absolute 
B)  relative 
C)  median 
D)  variable

Question 15

The story of Marlin Card,who was born into poverty as a child and has lived his life in and out of prison,demonstrates what,according to Card himself?

Accepted Answer

A)  the need for more strict sentencing policies to keep criminals off the street 
B)  the importance of quality time spent between parents and children, which is so difficult for the poor to find 
C)  the need for a higher minimum wage to keep more people out of poverty 
D)  the difficulty those in poverty have maintaining regular employment 
A)  the need for more strict sentencing policies to keep criminals off the street 
B)  the importance of quality time spent between parents and children, which is so difficult for the poor to find 
C)  the need for a higher minimum wage to keep more people out of poverty 
D)  the difficulty those in poverty have maintaining regular employment

Question 16

Country A has a Gini coefficient of .3,and Country B has a Gini coefficient of .5.Which has more inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Country A 
B)  Gini doesn't measure inequality 
C)  Country B 
D)  Country A and Country B have essentially the same level of inequality 
A)  Country A 
B)  Gini doesn't measure inequality 
C)  Country B 
D)  Country A and Country B have essentially the same level of inequality

Question 17

Which program shifted more of the responsibility of running welfare programs onto individual states and mandated time limits for the number of months a person can receive aid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women, Infant, and Children Nutrition Program 
B)  Economic Opportunity Act 
C)  Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
D)  War on Poverty 
A)  Women, Infant, and Children Nutrition Program 
B)  Economic Opportunity Act 
C)  Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act 
D)  War on Poverty

Question 18

Income-based measurements are deceptive because they hide the real influence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth. 
B)  social status. 
C)  employment. 
D)  education. 
A)  wealth. 
B)  social status. 
C)  employment. 
D)  education.

Question 19

In the 1980s,journalist Ken Auletta coined the term "underclass." He said that the underclass was different from the "rest of us" in that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  tended to be more dangerous than the rest of us. 
B)  tended to have higher levels of education but did not use this to their advantage. 
C)  tended to like spending their time waiting in the welfare line talking to their
Friends all day. 
D)  had lower IQs than the rest of us. 
A)  tended to be more dangerous than the rest of us. 
B)  tended to have higher levels of education but did not use this to their advantage. 
C)  tended to like spending their time waiting in the welfare line talking to their
Friends all day. 
D)  had lower IQs than the rest of us.

Question 20

According to the underclass thesis,the poor are:

Accepted Answer

A)  undependable. 
B)  no different from the rest of us. 
C)  deviant and dangerous to mainstream society. 
D)  unmotivated and lazy. 
A)  undependable. 
B)  no different from the rest of us. 
C)  deviant and dangerous to mainstream society. 
D)  unmotivated and lazy.

Why is it difficult for almost half of Americans to save for retirement?

The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was also referred to as the:

You are a policy maker interested in reducing behavioral problems among school-age children on Native American reservations.Based on results of a study of the Cherokee Nation,which of the following proposals will you make?

What percentage of American employees work for an employer that does not offer a traditional pension or retirement plan?

Theorists who believe poverty is relational measure poverty by determining:

From her research,Susan Mayer concluded that it was not poverty,but rather ____________ that really mattered.

Which U.S.president was responsible for the War on Poverty and programs like Head Start and Job Corps?

How does politics matter for the level of inequality in the United States?

Which nation has one of the highest poverty rates in the advanced world?

The Moving to Opportunity study found that those in the group who received assistance in relocating and life-skills training in addition to housing vouchers:

According to your text,what drives American poverty rates?

Susan Mayer,author of What Money Can't Buy: Family Income and Children's Life Chances,found in her study:

Your text defines poverty as a condition of deprivation due to:

A policy maker wants to recalculate poverty based on a set percentage of the median income for each metropolitan area in the United States instead of a national average.This is an example of ____________ poverty.

The story of Marlin Card,who was born into poverty as a child and has lived his life in and out of prison,demonstrates what,according to Card himself?

Country A has a Gini coefficient of .3,and Country B has a Gini coefficient of .5.Which has more inequality?

Which program shifted more of the responsibility of running welfare programs onto individual states and mandated time limits for the number of months a person can receive aid?

Income-based measurements are deceptive because they hide the real influence of:

In the 1980s,journalist Ken Auletta coined the term "underclass." He said that the underclass was different from the "rest of us" in that they:

According to the underclass thesis,the poor are:

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Exam 10: Poverty

Why is it difficult for almost half of Americans to save for retirement?

The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act was also referred to as the:

You are a policy maker interested in reducing behavioral problems among school-age children on Native American reservations.Based on results of a study of the Cherokee Nation,which of the following proposals will you make?

What percentage of American employees work for an employer that does not offer a traditional pension or retirement plan?

Theorists who believe poverty is relational measure poverty by determining:

From her research,Susan Mayer concluded that it was not poverty,but rather ____________ that really mattered.

Which U.S.president was responsible for the War on Poverty and programs like Head Start and Job Corps?

How does politics matter for the level of inequality in the United States?

Which nation has one of the highest poverty rates in the advanced world?

The Moving to Opportunity study found that those in the group who received assistance in relocating and life-skills training in addition to housing vouchers:

According to your text,what drives American poverty rates?

Susan Mayer,author of What Money Can't Buy: Family Income and Children's Life Chances,found in her study:

Your text defines poverty as a condition of deprivation due to:

A policy maker wants to recalculate poverty based on a set percentage of the median income for each metropolitan area in the United States instead of a national average.This is an example of ____________ poverty.

The story of Marlin Card,who was born into poverty as a child and has lived his life in and out of prison,demonstrates what,according to Card himself?

Country A has a Gini coefficient of .3,and Country B has a Gini coefficient of .5.Which has more inequality?

Which program shifted more of the responsibility of running welfare programs onto individual states and mandated time limits for the number of months a person can receive aid?

Income-based measurements are deceptive because they hide the real influence of:

In the 1980s,journalist Ken Auletta coined the term "underclass." He said that the underclass was different from the "rest of us" in that they:

According to the underclass thesis,the poor are:

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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