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The National Alliance to End Homelessness (2014)reports that in the United States, 12 percent of people in the homeless population are children.

A) True
B) False

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Which of the following is true of the eligibility criteria of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) ?


A) The eligibility criteria are much stricter than that of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program.
B) The eligibility criteria include being a single mother with a child up to age 18.
C) The eligibility criteria require participants to fulfill state residency requirements.

D) A) and B)
E) None of the above

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_____ is a federal public assistance program that is funded by general tax revenues.


A) Medicare
B) Medigap
C) Supplemental Security Income
D) Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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General assistance is the only public assistance program that is financed completely by state, county, or local governments.

A) True
B) False

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The _____was renamed as the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2008.


A) Food Stamp Program
B) Children's Health Insurance Program
C) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program
D) Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance program

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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One of the eligibility criteria of the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children includes being a new mother.

A) True
B) False

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In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.

A) True
B) False

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Define status, power, privilege, and acclaim.

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Max Weber claimed that a person's social...

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Housing assistance is a social insurance program.

A) True
B) False

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People who experience frequent failure and deprivation may quit trying to achieve in the system.

A) True
B) False

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Under federal law, the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) recipients can receive federally funded cash assistance for:


A) as long as they need it.
B) as long as they are alive.
C) not more than eight years in their lifetime.
D) not more than five years in their lifetime.

E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

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_____ involves the increasing interdependence and interconnectedness among nations around the world.


A) Acclimatization
B) Naturalization
C) Globalization
D) Nationalization

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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_____ is a public assistance program funded by federal and state governments that pays for medical and hospital services for eligible people who are unable to pay for these services and are determined to be in need.


A) Medicaid
B) Supplemental Security Income
C) General assistance
D) Medicare

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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All of the following organizations are considered grassroots organizations except :


A) the National Organization for Women.
B) the Women's Action Alliance.
C) the Older Women's League.
D) the Order of United American Mechanics.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following is considered an economic explanation for poverty in the society?


A) The escalating number of technical jobs requiring specialized training
B) Racial segregation in communities often resulting in the concentration of people of color in poor urban environments
C) High tax rates for people in the working and lower classes and low rates for people in the middle and upper classes

D) None of the above
E) A) and B)

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According to ProQuest (2014), in the United States, about 40% of single women with children under age 6 work outside the home.

A) True
B) False

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In the context of the feminization of poverty, what do you think are the reasons for the discrepancies in wealth for women as opposed to men?

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Students' answers will vary.
  An impor...

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Social Security includes the financial benefits provided by Old Age, Survivors, Disability, and Health Insurance and Medicare.

A) True
B) False

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According to ProQuest (2014), 15% of the total population in the United States is poor.

A) True
B) False

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Middle-class people include blue-collar workers who perform manual and semiskilled jobs in industrial settings or occupy lower-level service positions.

A) True
B) False

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