The poverty line is based on __________.
a. one-half of the median income
b. average housing costs, multiplied by two
c. food budget costs, multiplied by three
d. the income of the lowest fifth of the population
Drug use by teenagers decreased significantly between the late 1990s to mid-2000s. Rates of drug use by teens climbed somewhat starting in 2008, and now _________.
a. continue to increase
b. have begun to increase
c. have stabilized
d. have increased for white men but not for women or other groups of men
The __________ approach to educational problems identifies how schools that label students as underachievers can become factories for failure.
a. interactionist
b. functionalist
c. conflict
d. social disorganization
Which statement is TRUE about the poverty line?
a. The poverty line was developed in the 1930s as part of the New Deal.
b. Almost 9 percent of the population lives below the poverty line.
c. In 2014, the poverty line for a family of four was about 17,000.
d. The poverty line is based on the price of food.
According to conflict theorists, what is a criticism of tracking?
a. Tracking is illegal, but is still quietly done in many poor communities.
b. Tracking helps Black students, but it does very little for other minority groups.
c. White middle-class students are more likely to be tracked up, while poorer students and students of color are more likely to be tracked down.
d. Tracking is based on ethnocentrism.
Approximately what percentage of American adults do not drink at all?
a. 5 percent
b. 10 percent
c. 20 percent
d. 30 percent
Theorist Pierre Bourdieu suggests that education reproduces social class inequities because students come to school with differing amounts and types of _______ that that they bring from home.
a. social disorganization
b. cultural capital
c. ethnocentrism
d. social skills
Of those living below the poverty line, __________ comprised the largest percentage.
a. those in school
b. the ill or disabled
c. children under 18 years of age
d. female heads of households
Hannah is a biologist who is studying alcohol use and is looking at the estimated population of people in the U.S. who are alcoholics. This is called ________.
a. addiction
b. prevalence
c. habituation
d. incidence
Which theoretical perspective is most likely to be concerned about ethnocentrism?
a. conflict
b. interactionist
c. labeling
d. social disorganization
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