Question 1

Identify and discuss the myths about poverty that abound in American society.Why do these myths prevail?

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Question 2

Kyle believes that success in the world is a result of one's own ability and social class is the result of hard work and sacrifice.Kyle believes the world is characterized by __________.

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A)  a meritocracy 
B)  a bell curve 
C)  a culture of poverty 
D)  institutional discrimination

Question 3

What is the Jensen-Herrnstein-Murray thesis for explaining poverty? Identify the critiques of this perspective.
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Question 4

The culture-of-poverty hypothesis is based on the belief that the poor have a deviant cultural pattern that is transmitted from generation to generation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The average recipient of government money is a poor person.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The poor __________.

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A)  use a small amount of their income for housing 
B)  pay less for day-to-day products like milk and bread 
C)  are exploited by payday loans 
D)  receive the greatest amount of government aid

Question 7

The __________ is an arbitrary line computed by multiplying the cost of a basic nutritionally adequate diet by three.

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A)  official poverty line 
B)  feminization of poverty 
C)  working poor 
D)  regressive tax

Question 8

What is the difference between the new poor and the old poor? How did the new poor come about?

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Question 9

The number of those who are severely poor is on the rise.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Megan has no real hope of getting out of poverty.She is willing to work hard,but lacks the necessary education and training to get a good job in an information and service economy.Sociologists would classify her as a member of the __________ poor.

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A)  near 
B)  working 
C)  new 
D)  old

Question 11

Which of the following is a critique of the culture-of-poverty hypothesis?

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A)  That it fails to consider that the behaviors described are a result of adaptation to poverty 
B)  That it blames poverty on mental capacity 
C)  That it blames the victims of poverty for their situations 
D)  That it fails to acknowledge that the poor are poor by choice

Question 12

Karl believes that poverty is inherent in capitalism.The drive for profit works to ensure that some people will always be poor,he says.This is known as __________.

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A)  structural theory 
B)  institutional discrimination theory 
C)  a culture-of-poverty hypothesis 
D)  a political economy approach to poverty

Question 13

One of the primary ways that people without insurance access healthcare is by using __________ medical services that are less efficient and more costly.

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Question 14

__________ occurs when the customary ways of doing things,the prevailing attitudes and expectations,and the accepted structural arrangements in society disadvantage the poor.

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Question 15

After looking at all of the evidence of underachievement,Karen comes to the conclusion that the poor must be lacking in some innate ability and are thus destined to remain poor.Her views are in line with __________ theories.

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A)  deficiency 
B)  structural 
C)  institutional 
D)  conflict

Question 16

The U.S.Census data show that approximately __________ people work full time and yet still find themselves below the poverty line.

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A)  100,000 
B)  500,000 
C)  1.5 million 
D)  2.5 million

Question 17

People whose incomes are above the poverty threshold but below 125 percent of that threshold are the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  working poor 
B)  near poor 
C)  new poor 
D)  old poor

Question 18

Those who believe in the __________ believe that the poor are qualitatively different in values and lifestyles from the rest of society.

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A)  blaming the victim approach 
B)  self-fulfilling prophecy 
C)  culture-of-poverty 
D)  feminization of poverty

Question 19

The concentration of poverty __________.

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A)  typically does not affect the rest of society 
B)  is very rare in the United States 
C)  is linked to health and education problems 
D)  is rarely considered a social problem

Question 20

According to the text,__________.

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A)  the poor can lift themselves out of poverty 
B)  volunteers can lift the poor out of poverty 
C)  the private sector can lift the poor out of poverty 
D)  institutional discrimination keeps the poor in poverty

Exam 7: Poverty

Identify and discuss the myths about poverty that abound in American society.Why do these myths prevail?

Kyle believes that success in the world is a result of one's own ability and social class is the result of hard work and sacrifice.Kyle believes the world is characterized by __________.

What is the Jensen-Herrnstein-Murray thesis for explaining poverty? Identify the critiques of this perspective. Ideal

The culture-of-poverty hypothesis is based on the belief that the poor have a deviant cultural pattern that is transmitted from generation to generation.

The average recipient of government money is a poor person.

The poor __________.

The __________ is an arbitrary line computed by multiplying the cost of a basic nutritionally adequate diet by three.

What is the difference between the new poor and the old poor? How did the new poor come about?

The number of those who are severely poor is on the rise.

Megan has no real hope of getting out of poverty.She is willing to work hard,but lacks the necessary education and training to get a good job in an information and service economy.Sociologists would classify her as a member of the __________ poor.

Which of the following is a critique of the culture-of-poverty hypothesis?

Karl believes that poverty is inherent in capitalism.The drive for profit works to ensure that some people will always be poor,he says.This is known as __________.

One of the primary ways that people without insurance access healthcare is by using __________ medical services that are less efficient and more costly.

__________ occurs when the customary ways of doing things,the prevailing attitudes and expectations,and the accepted structural arrangements in society disadvantage the poor.

After looking at all of the evidence of underachievement,Karen comes to the conclusion that the poor must be lacking in some innate ability and are thus destined to remain poor.Her views are in line with __________ theories.

The U.S.Census data show that approximately __________ people work full time and yet still find themselves below the poverty line.

People whose incomes are above the poverty threshold but below 125 percent of that threshold are the __________.

Those who believe in the __________ believe that the poor are qualitatively different in values and lifestyles from the rest of society.

The concentration of poverty __________.

According to the text,__________.