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The cost of war
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Number of people incarcerated
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The percentage of people in poverty
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Which groups are most likely to be poor in the US
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The number of diplomatic relations the US has with other countries
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The number of wars the U.S. has been in
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The number of diplomatic relations the US has with other countries
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wealth
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the value of assets owned by a household
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gross assets
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the total value of the assets someone owns
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2 net worth
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(the value of assets owned) - (the amount of debt owed)
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2 What is the definition of extreme poverty
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an income of $1.25 per day.
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this type of poverty refers to a lack of basic necessities, such as food, shelter, and income
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absolute poverty
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this type of poverty refers to a situation in which some people fail to achieve the average income or lifestyle enjoyed by the rest of society
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relative poverty
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what are the two federal measures of poverty?
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the poverty threshold and the poverty guidelines
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what is the poverty threshold
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this threshold is used to estimate the number of people in poverty - original poverty threshold was based on the economy food plan, the least costly of four nutritionally adequate food plans designed by the U.S.D.A.
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the poverty guidelines
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used to determine family or individual eligibility for federal programs
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_________ compose the largest group of poor individuals in the U.S.
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White people
or Mixed White people who report to be white |
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________________ are more likely to live in poverty than any other age group in the United States
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children
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Which family is more likely to be poor...
a) family with a female householder and no spouse present b) family with a male householder and no spouse present |
family with a female householder and no spouse present
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From this perspective inequality is necessary for the social order
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Functionalist Perspective
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From this perspective some individuals are more important to society because of their function to society
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Functionalist Perspective
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From this perspective inequality is created and maintained by those trying to preserve their advantage over the system
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Conflict Perspective
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What are the three components of social class?
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income, prestige, and power
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power
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the ability to achieve one's goals despite the opposition of others
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The united states is ruled by a "______" elite, this group has absolute power because f its ability to withhold resources, make decisions regarding economic policy and national security
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power elite
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distributive power
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the power individuals or groups have over other individuals or groups
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Why do conflict theorists believe poverty exists?
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they believe poverty exists because those in power want to maintain and expand their base of power and interests, with little left to share with others
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What is the interactionist perspective of inequality?
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interactionist pay attention to how class differences are communicated through symbols, how the meaning of these symbols is constructed or constrained by social forces, and how these symbols reproduce inequality
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What is the "culture of poverty"?
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a set of norms, values, and beliefs that encourage and perpetuate poverty
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Medicare provides healthcare coverage for men and women __ years of age and older
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65
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The poor are eligible for medical care under ________
hint: rhymes with limeade |
medicaid
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Define Food Insecure
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not all members of these families have access to enough food for all members of the household to enjoy active and healthy lives.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal provided assistance in four categories....
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1. general relief
2. work relief 3. social insurance 4. categorical assistance |
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TANF
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
A welfare p |
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What program did TANF replace?
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PROWA:
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________ became a responsibility under the Social Security Act
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Welfare
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The poverty line for a family of four in 2010 was about $ _ _, _ _ -
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$22,000
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Between 2009 and 2010 the poverty rate increased or decreased?
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increased
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What was the poverty rate in 2010?
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15%
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In 2010 about how many million people were living in poverty?
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46 million people
46,000,000 |
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The World Bank Estimates that by 2015 extreme poverty will increase/decrease to 753 million
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decrease
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Which racial ethnic group has the highest poverty rate proportional to their group?
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black-americans
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Sociologist Irving Goffman was considered a...________ist
(Feminist, Conflict Theorist, Interactionist, Functionalist |
Interactionist
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What type of programs in Franklin D. Roosevelts new deal were the most controversial?
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categorical programs
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What type of programs in Franklin D. Roosevelt's new deal were the most popular?
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social insurance
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____________ grants - in which the national government provides money to the states for specific purposes, became a major policy tool of the national government during the New Deal era, and expanded rapidly during the 1960s' Great Society. But state and local officials began to criticize this method of national support because of the costly application and implementation procedures. They also complained that it was difficult to adapt the grants to local needs.
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categorical
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The poverty rate for the period of 2000 to 2008 increased? decreased? stayed the same?
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increased
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Who are more educated? younger americans or older americans?
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younger
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_____________ theorists see education as an equalizer.
______________ theorists see education as a divider, dividing the haves and have nots of our society |
functionalist theorists
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The Federal government awards _______________to state or local governments, in a lump sum for a specific issue or problem.
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block grants
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What percentage of americans are unemployed?
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10%
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an economic shift in how people worked and made a living
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the industrial revolution
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As a whole we dont produce goods anymore, we provide _______________. Since the late 1960s the US economy has shifted from a manufacturing to a service based economy
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services
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What is the service revolution?
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an economy dominated by service and information occupations
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Deindustrialization
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a shift in our country from a manufacturing to a service based economy
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Deindustrialization (less manufacturing) has occured because....
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most jops and plans have been transferred to other countries
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A record # of _____ Cittizens are returning to work
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elderly
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sexual division of labor
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assignment of different taks to men and women
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As of December 2010 about how many americans were unemployed?
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15 million
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Since 2008 the unemployment rate has increased more steeply for men or women?
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men
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underemployment
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number of individuals who are working a job that underpays them
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Our economy is facing the greatest challenge since which world war?
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World War II
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a process whereby goods, information, people, communication, and forms of culture move across national foundries
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globalization
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contingent worker
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ful time or part time worker who is not expecting for there job to last (companies rely on these temporary or contingent workers to handle short term projects or for fill ins)
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what is outsourcing?
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outsourcing is a practice by businesses of hiring external contractors to do the jobs that a regular work staff once completed.
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which country is expected to receive more than half of all US and european jobs?
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India
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What is it called when US companies outsource internationally?
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Offshore outsourcing
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What was established in 1964 and enforces several statuses regarding employment discrimination?
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The equal employment opportunity commission
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Fair Labor Standards Act
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establishes the minimum wage, overtime, child labor, and industrial homework standards
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In which US industry to sweatshop conditions remain a problem?
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Garment industry
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sweatshop
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a workplace that violates more than one federal or state labor law
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parenting strategy of middle class families
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concerted cultivation
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This involves intensive verbal interactions, including explanations of the reasons behind decisions, lots of scheduled activities, such as sports and music lessons, and parental intervention with outside institutions, especially schools, to get them to accommodate children’s individual needs and preferences.
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concerted cultivation
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parenting strategy of working class and poor families
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the accomplishment of natural growth
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These parents see their responsibility as making sure that their children are fed, housed, appropriately clothed, clean and attending school. The kids spend most of their time in unstructured self-directed play with relatives or neighbors, in mixed age groups, and watch lots of television.
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the accomplishment of natural growth
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Which method of parenting is more privileged by society?
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concerted cultivation
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intended goals or consequences of the activities within an institution
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manifest functions
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what is the primary manifest function of education?
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to educate!! duh!!
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_______ theorists believe that education sustains the structure of inequality in our society
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conflict theorists
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children of upper middle classed parents are advantaged educationally due to the fact that they have ________________
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cultural capital
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linguistic and cultural competence and familiarity with culture that is passed on by parents to their children based on their social position
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cultural capital
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the likelihood of college attendance and the quality of education increases with ______
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family income
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caste system
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a social structure in which classes are determined by heredity
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when advanced learners are separated from regular learners and when students are identified as college bound versus work bound
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tracking system
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define literacy
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the ability to read and write
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the united states spends more/less per capita on education than other high income countries
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WE SPEND MORE! and we do worse
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what is one of the MOST POWERFUL predictors of student achievement?
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socioeconomic status
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Low income children are ____ times more likely to drop out of high-school
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5 times more likely
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What was the number one reason students gave for leaving college?
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they had to simultaneously balance work and school
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men's higher educational attainment is decreasing
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False
It is not declining rather it is increasing at a slower rate than that of women |
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the educational attainment of what ethnicity group age 24 and over is lower than for other ethnicity groups
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the hispanic population
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_____________ trail behind all other groups in educational achievement
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hispanic students
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Which ethnic group has the highest percentage of college educated students?
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asians
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It was found in 2001 that ___ percent of students experience some form of sexual harassment during their school lives
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over fifty
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Head start was created to combat ____________
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poverty
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