According to the income inequality table in
Russell's article, Inequality in Europe and the United States, income inequality in the United States is _________ income inequality in Western Europe.
a. much lower than
b. slightly lower than
c. about the same as
d. higher than
Question 2Middle-class families with husbands (and perhaps wives) in careers have both economic resources and built-in ties to supportive institutions like banks, credit unions, medical facilities, voluntary associations, etc.
a. true
b. false
Question 3In working class families, the pooling of resources is an attempt to cope with the tenuous nature of connections between households and opportunity structures in society, requiring expanded family boundaries.
a. true
b. false
Question 4Downward mobility, associated with changes in the economy, has affected blue-collar workers, but not white-collar workers.
a. true
b. false
Question 5The poor have many social linkages that are often national in scope; they have ties to multiple social services agencies and social justice advocates, and their lives exist within the larger context of a network of families.
a. true
b. false
Question 6In 2001, the __________ made an explicit goal of lowering income inequality by 2010 in the interest of advancing social inclusion.
a. United States government
b. United Nations
c. Republican Party
d. European Union
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