The U.S. Social Security Administration has established an official poverty line. The poverty line is computed by:
a. intercorrelations with the cost-of-living index.
b. determining the cost of a minimally nutritious diet (short-term) and multiplying this figure bythree to allow for nonfood costs.
c. estimating the annual cost of living.
d. using survey data to determine how much people spend on basic necessities.
Question 2Describe the process of gender and socialization.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3Canada has a(n) __________ system in which all citizens receive medical services paid for by tax revenues. In Canada, these revenues are supplemented by insurance premiums paid by all taxpaying citizens.
a. universal health care
b. health maintenance organization
c. fee-for-service medical care
d. managed care
Question 4Today, great disparities exist in the distribution of educational resources. Because funding for education comes primarily from __________ taxes, school districts in wealthy suburban areas generally pay higher teachers' salaries, have newer buildings, and provide state-of-the-art equipment.
a. federal government
b. local property
c. state
d. a combination of state and federal
Question 5Trace gender stratification from a historical and contemporary perspective.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 6Since passage of the Affordable Care Act, approximately how many previously uninsured people aged 19 to 25 gained health insurance?
a. 600,000
b. 1 million
c. 3 million
d. 6 million
Question 7__________ theorists stress that schools are agencies for reproducing the capitalist class system and perpetuating inequality in society.
a. Conflict
b. Symbolic interactionist
c. Postmodern
d. Functionalist
Question 8Define sexism and explain how it is related to discrimination and patriarchy.
What will be an ideal response?