Question 1

If you were to take a conservative solution to the problem of poverty in the United States, you would focus on

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A) government activism. 
B) societal responsibility. 
C) personal responsibility. 
D) replacing the market economy. 
A) government activism. 
B) societal responsibility. 
C) personal responsibility. 
D) replacing the market economy.

Question 2

The richest 20 percent of the U.S. population controls what percentage of all privately-owned wealth?

Accepted Answer

A) 89 percent 
B) 59 percent 
C) 39 percent 
D) 20 percent 
A) 89 percent 
B) 59 percent 
C) 39 percent 
D) 20 percent

Question 3

Which concept is used by the U.S. government for the purpose of counting the poor?

Accepted Answer

A) poverty line 
B) poverty gap 
C) median income 
D) nonfarm family income 
A) poverty line 
B) poverty gap 
C) median income 
D) nonfarm family income

Question 4

Describe the basic insights about income inequality and poverty offered by the structural functional, social conflict, feminist, and symbolic interaction theories of poverty. What is one weakness of each theory?

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-Structural-functional: some poverty is

Question 5

In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described "one-third of a nation ill-clothed, ill-housed, and ill-fed," proposing the New Deal, which included a major new program called

Accepted Answer

A) Head Start. 
B) Medicare. 
C) Social Security. 
D) a labor union. ( 
A) Head Start. 
B) Medicare. 
C) Social Security. 
D) a labor union. (

Question 6

In 2012, the poverty line for a non-farm family of four was

Accepted Answer

A) $10,492. 
B) $15,492. 
C) $23,492. 
D) $27,492. 
A) $10,492. 
B) $15,492. 
C) $23,492. 
D) $27,492.

Question 7

Overall, the result of the 1996 federal welfare reform has been

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A) to increase in the number of people receiving welfare assistance. 
B) to end of the policy of providing cash assistance to any poor people. 
C) to bring about a steady decrease in the poverty rate. 
D) to decrease the number of people receiving welfare but with little change to the number of poor people. 
A) to increase in the number of people receiving welfare assistance. 
B) to end of the policy of providing cash assistance to any poor people. 
C) to bring about a steady decrease in the poverty rate. 
D) to decrease the number of people receiving welfare but with little change to the number of poor people.

Question 8

How do the conservative, liberal, and radical left approaches point to different causes of the problem of poverty? What solutions do these approaches support? What would you do to address poverty in the United States?

Accepted Answer

-Conservatives believe (a) social standi

Question 9

If you take a liberal point of view, poverty is mostly a problem that

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A) involves society as a whole. 
B) focuses on traits of poor people. 
C) can never be solved. 
D) people should solve for themselves. 
A) involves society as a whole. 
B) focuses on traits of poor people. 
C) can never be solved. 
D) people should solve for themselves.

Question 10

According to the U.S. government, the 2012 median family income was

Accepted Answer

A) $401,395. 
B) $50,395. 
C) $62,241. 
D) $70,395. 
A) $401,395. 
B) $50,395. 
C) $62,241. 
D) $70,395.

Question 11

In 2012, what percentage of children under the age of eighteen lived in poor households?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 percent 
B) 22 percent 
C) 42 percent 
D) 62 percent 
A) 2 percent 
B) 22 percent 
C) 42 percent 
D) 62 percent

Question 12

What is intersection theory? Provide data that support this analysis of economic inequality.

Accepted Answer

-Some categories of people face multiple

Question 13

If you wanted to add up the total economic assets owned by a person or family, you would be measuring

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A) income. 
B) social status. 
C) wealth. 
D) status base. 
A) income. 
B) social status. 
C) wealth. 
D) status base.

Question 14

If you wanted to study poverty in terms of race and ethnicity, you would probably use

Accepted Answer

A) multicultural theory. 
B) social disorganization theory. 
C) Marxist theory. 
D) cultural capital theory. 
A) multicultural theory. 
B) social disorganization theory. 
C) Marxist theory. 
D) cultural capital theory.

Question 15

If you take a radical-left point of view, you see the main cause of poverty as

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A) personal deficiencies in poor people themselves. 
B) the normal operation of a capitalist economy. 
C) misguided government assistance programs. 
D) modern, industrial technology. 
A) personal deficiencies in poor people themselves. 
B) the normal operation of a capitalist economy. 
C) misguided government assistance programs. 
D) modern, industrial technology.

Question 16

Poverty involves not only a lack of money; it also can mean a lack of skills, values, attitudes, and schooling, which together are called

Accepted Answer

A) meritocracy. 
B) cultural capital. 
C) the subculture of affluence. 
D) intersection theory. 
A) meritocracy. 
B) cultural capital. 
C) the subculture of affluence. 
D) intersection theory.

Question 17

A radical left solution to the problem of poverty would be

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A) raising the minimum wage. 
B) creating equal opportunity for people to achieve according to their talents. 
C) expanding government assistance programs. 
D) replacing our nation's capitalist economic system. 
A) raising the minimum wage. 
B) creating equal opportunity for people to achieve according to their talents. 
C) expanding government assistance programs. 
D) replacing our nation's capitalist economic system.

Question 18

In the United States, social welfare programs that provide government assistance of one type or another benefit

Accepted Answer

A) only a small share of the poor. 
B) only poor people. 
C) only disabled people. 
D) most people. 
A) only a small share of the poor. 
B) only poor people. 
C) only disabled people. 
D) most people.

Question 19

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks as a conservative when he argues that the most effective way to prevent social problems like poverty is to

Accepted Answer

A) increase welfare benefits. 
B) teach children personal responsibility and hard work. 
C) eliminate welfare entirely. 
D) transform this country's market economy. 
A) increase welfare benefits. 
B) teach children personal responsibility and hard work. 
C) eliminate welfare entirely. 
D) transform this country's market economy.

Question 20

In 1960, just before President Lyndon Johnson launched a War on Poverty, the national poverty rate stood at about

Accepted Answer

A) 2 percent. 
B) 12 percent. 
C) 22 percent. 
D) 32 percent. 
A) 2 percent. 
B) 12 percent. 
C) 22 percent. 
D) 32 percent.

If you were to take a conservative solution to the problem of poverty in the United States, you would focus on

The richest 20 percent of the U.S. population controls what percentage of all privately-owned wealth?

Which concept is used by the U.S. government for the purpose of counting the poor?

Describe the basic insights about income inequality and poverty offered by the structural functional, social conflict, feminist, and symbolic interaction theories of poverty. What is one weakness of each theory?

In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described "one-third of a nation ill-clothed, ill-housed, and ill-fed," proposing the New Deal, which included a major new program called

In 2012, the poverty line for a non-farm family of four was

Overall, the result of the 1996 federal welfare reform has been

How do the conservative, liberal, and radical left approaches point to different causes of the problem of poverty? What solutions do these approaches support? What would you do to address poverty in the United States?

If you take a liberal point of view, poverty is mostly a problem that

According to the U.S. government, the 2012 median family income was

In 2012, what percentage of children under the age of eighteen lived in poor households?

What is intersection theory? Provide data that support this analysis of economic inequality.

If you wanted to add up the total economic assets owned by a person or family, you would be measuring

If you wanted to study poverty in terms of race and ethnicity, you would probably use

If you take a radical-left point of view, you see the main cause of poverty as

Poverty involves not only a lack of money; it also can mean a lack of skills, values, attitudes, and schooling, which together are called

A radical left solution to the problem of poverty would be

In the United States, social welfare programs that provide government assistance of one type or another benefit

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks as a conservative when he argues that the most effective way to prevent social problems like poverty is to

In 1960, just before President Lyndon Johnson launched a War on Poverty, the national poverty rate stood at about

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Exam 2: Poverty and Wealth

If you were to take a conservative solution to the problem of poverty in the United States, you would focus on

The richest 20 percent of the U.S. population controls what percentage of all privately-owned wealth?

Which concept is used by the U.S. government for the purpose of counting the poor?

Describe the basic insights about income inequality and poverty offered by the structural functional, social conflict, feminist, and symbolic interaction theories of poverty. What is one weakness of each theory?

In 1932, President Franklin D. Roosevelt described "one-third of a nation ill-clothed, ill-housed, and ill-fed," proposing the New Deal, which included a major new program called

In 2012, the poverty line for a non-farm family of four was

Overall, the result of the 1996 federal welfare reform has been

How do the conservative, liberal, and radical left approaches point to different causes of the problem of poverty? What solutions do these approaches support? What would you do to address poverty in the United States?

If you take a liberal point of view, poverty is mostly a problem that

According to the U.S. government, the 2012 median family income was

In 2012, what percentage of children under the age of eighteen lived in poor households?

What is intersection theory? Provide data that support this analysis of economic inequality.

If you wanted to add up the total economic assets owned by a person or family, you would be measuring

If you wanted to study poverty in terms of race and ethnicity, you would probably use

If you take a radical-left point of view, you see the main cause of poverty as

Poverty involves not only a lack of money; it also can mean a lack of skills, values, attitudes, and schooling, which together are called

A radical left solution to the problem of poverty would be

In the United States, social welfare programs that provide government assistance of one type or another benefit

Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell speaks as a conservative when he argues that the most effective way to prevent social problems like poverty is to

In 1960, just before President Lyndon Johnson launched a War on Poverty, the national poverty rate stood at about

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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