Homework 2

What was the intent of Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act?

To reduce recipients' dependence on government assistance

To qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit program one must be unemployed

false

The feminist perspective points out that U.S. welfare policy is shaped by which of these?

the patriarchal family and male dominance

What is the average monthly benefit for an individual receiving the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program?

$126

The USDA based the poverty threshold on the 1955 Household Food Consumption Survey, which found that families of three or more people spent about ______ of their after-tax income on food.

1/3

______ refers to a lack of necessities, such as food, shelter, and income.

Absolute poverty

Based on 2016 figures, which group in the United States has the highest percentage of its members in poverty?

Blacks

Which is TRUE of the poverty threshold?

It fails to include foster children or families living in military barracks.

Nancy Fraser argues that there are masculinized and feminized welfare programs. The masculinized program is associated with which of these?

Labor markets

Which U.S. states had the highest three-year average poverty rates between 2014 and 2016?

Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi

Based on 2016 U.S. poverty figures, what race has the highest numbers of poor in the United States

blacks

What is the term for a set of norm, values and beliefs that encourage and perpetuate poverty?

culture of poverty

According to the World Bank there has been a significant increase in the number of the world's poor

false

Feminist scholars have criticized the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act requirements for making women choose to be stay-at-home mothers.

false

There is no limit on how much assistance people can receive under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.

false

The U.S. Census Bureau has employed experimental measures of poverty to measure the poverty rate. These measures find that the poverty rate is ______ what has been found with standard poverty rate measures.

higher

The Earned Income Tax Credit program was especially designed for which of these?

low-income working families

The ______ is the original federal poverty measure developed by the Social Security Administration and updated each year by the U.S. Census Bureau.

poverty threshold

The Supplemental Poverty Measure considers which of these important factors in lifting families out of poverty?

receipt of noncash benefits such as SNAP and the Earned Income Tax Credit

Food insecurity is higher for which of these groups?

single female-headed household

Under the New Deal, ______ programs were the most popular because it was believed that people were being paid for working.

social insurance

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program provides ______ to individuals and families through periods of unemployment or a crisis.

temporary assistance

Nancy Fraser argues that there are masculinized and feminized welfare programs. The feminized program is associated with which of these?

the family or household

Social stratification refers to ______.

the ranking of individuals into social strata or groups

According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, there is no state in the United States where a low-income worker can reasonably afford a modest 1- or 2-bedroom rental unit.

true

As a feminist theorist who analyzes welfare and the media Jane is likely to point out that media and politicians have stereotyped single mothers as abusers of welfare assistance.

true

Black and Hispanic workers are more than twice as likely as white and Asian workers to be working poor.

true

Food stamps cannot be used to buy hygiene products, alcoholic beverages, and vitamins and medicines.

true

From a Conflict perspective, inequality is systematically created and maintained by those trying to preserve their advantage.

true

Separate poverty guidelines exist for those living in Alaska and Hawaii versus the rest of the United States

true

The U.S. food stamp program is now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

true

President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal provided assistance for which of these categories?

work relief