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30 Cards in this Set
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The Green family lives in a home that does not provide adequate protection from the weather. They are often unable to eat more than twice a day and suffer from chronic malnutrition. The Green are an example of _____ poverty. |
Absolute |
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Which of the following health problems is an illustration of the global health imbalance? |
HIV/AIDS |
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According to the culture-of-poverty thesis, the principal cause of poverty is: |
a mindset that is "present-oriented" and so unconcerned with the future |
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Which class suffers disproportionately from downturns in the U.S. economy? |
The working class |
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Poor children covered by government health programs such as Medicaid are more likely than children with private health insurance to be denied appointments with medical specialists. |
True |
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What ways do traffickers have for finding victims? |
They post fraudulent job offers They use matchmaking or tourism services as fronts for their activities They promise poor parents that they will give a child-usually a daughter-an education or teach her a skillCorrect! All of the above |
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According to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, modern societies ______. |
are divided into conflicting classes |
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The most publicly visible consequence of poverty is homelessness. |
True |
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According to Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, those who own the means of production are called the: |
capitalists |
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According to the _____ perspective, multinational corporations perpetuate global stratification. |
conflict |
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The land, commercial enterprises, factories, and wealth that form the economic base of class-based societies are referred to as the: |
means of production |
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In the U.S., when rich people are asked why some people are poor, they tend to put the blame on: |
personal attributes of poor people |
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According to the _____ perspective, multinational corporations perpetuate global stratification. |
Conflict |
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Most working class individuals earn: |
an hourly wage |
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Social mobility refers to: |
the movement of people from one social class to another |
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Differences in standardized test scores between rich and poor students have narrowed over the past 50 years. |
False |
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According to Herbert Gans, poverty plays a necessary role in the United States. |
True |
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According to Marx, under capitalism the _______ own the means of production. The_______ work with the means of production to earn wages. |
bourgeoisie; proletariat |
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The Green family lives in a home that does not provide adequate protection from the weather. They are often unable to eat more than twice a day and suffer from chronic malnutrition. The Green are an example of _____ poverty. |
absolute |
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Which industrialized country has the highest child poverty rate? |
United States |
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A feudal system is synonymous with a(n) _____ system. |
estate |
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Which international financial organization funds reconstruction and development projects in poor countries through investments and loans? |
The World Bank |
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The McCalls are a family of five living in a rented, two-bedroom house. They have enough to eat, and adequate clothing and furnishings, though most of what they have was purchased second-hand. Most families in their community live in their own four-bedroom houses and shop at an upscale mall. The McCalls' condition is an example of: |
relative poverty |
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Differences in standardized test scores between rich and poor students have narrowed over the past 50 years. |
False |
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According to some economists, it takes ___ generations to erase the advantages or disadvantages of a person's economic origins. |
Five to six |
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A caste system is one in which: |
status is based on heredity, with little movement allowed across strata |
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In a caste system, one's place in the stratification system is ________. |
ascribed |
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What is the definition of "competitive individualism"? |
The belief that those who succeed in society are those who work the hardest and have the best abilities |
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In the U.S., the most affluent citizens have a life expectancy of roughly ___ years more than the country's poorest citizens. |
6.5 |
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What is the culture-of-poverty thesis? |
The belief that poor people develop a unique value structure and set of orientations to deal with the likelihood that they will never achieve conventional success |
