Which accurately explains describes how the individualistic perspective views poverty?
a) People are poor because they make bad choices.
b) Individuals are poor because of inequalities in the social structure.
c) People are poor because of their culture and values.
d) People are poor because of bad luck, fate, and other forces beyond their control.
Ques. 2Mei and Daiki married in their native Japan in 2005. They have three children aged 6, 8, and 10. Daiki works long days and Mei takes care of all the home and childcare tasks. Mei is very unhappy in her marriage.
What will probably prevent her from getting divorced? a) The collectivist culture does not view the children as individuals, but rather property of the parents.
b) The patriarchal society does not allow women to divorce their husbands, but husbands may divorce their wives.
c) The patriarchal society automatically gives full custody to the mother, but does not provide any financial support.
d) The collectivist culture views the father's rights as more important than everyone else in the family.
Ques. 3Which explains the difference between relative poverty and absolute poverty?
a) Relative poverty is comparative, and absolute poverty is a complete lack of basic resources.
b) Relative poverty is common in countries such as India and Africa, and absolute poverty is the focus in countries such as the United States.
c) Absolute poverty is easier to overcome than relative poverty because there are more programs for assistance.
d) Purchasing power is used to determine relative poverty, and the poverty threshold is used to determine absolute poverty.
Ques. 4Reflecting on current divorce laws in China, one could expect the divorce rate to
a) increase.
b) decrease.
c) remain stable.
d) fall to almost zero.
Ques. 5Austin receives SNAP, but has no income. After an injury, he experienced depression and stopped cooperating with industrial insurance so he lost his disability payments and medical. His wife then divorced him.
Since the divorce he has been living in his car and holding a sign on street corners begging. He rarely sees his children because he does not have a home for them to visit. He recently went to a social service agency to ask for assistance. Which barriers stand in Austin's way? a) As a member of the underclass, Austin may not have resources to deal with his depression nor skills for a job he can perform with his injury.
b) As a member of the working class, Austin may not have the coping skills to deal with his mental health and employment needs.
c) As a homeless individual, Austin probably has serious drug or alcohol problems and treatment is the biggest barrier.
d) As a disabled individual, Austin is eligible for immediate free housing and other generous welfare programs if he applies.
Ques. 6Professor Yenko is collecting data for her divorce research. She is gathering data to determine divorce rates based on how many Americans finalized their divorces in 2014. She will then compare it to the number of adults in the United States.
Professor Yenko is a) researching the crude divorce rate.
b) researching the refined divorce rate.
c) using a longitudinal research method.
d) using a cultural-sectional research method.
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