Social Problems Chapter Two

Life expectancy in poor nations (men and women) is how many years less than wealthy countries

20-25

Half the people in the world have below what level of annual income?

$1700

What race has the most poor people?

White

Approximately what percentage of families headed by a woman are living in poverty?

32%

About what percent of the poor are under 18?

33%

Using the "twice-poverty" threshold what percentage of US citizens can be considered poor?

33%

When the poverty level was first calculated in the 1950's, what percent of a family's income was estimated to be spent on food?

33%

Many poor families spend more that what percent on their rent?

50%

Approximately what percentage of African American and Latino children live in low-income families?

66%

What percent of Americans in the 20-75 age range have either lives in or near poverty for one year?

75%

On what continent is expectancy the lowest?

Africa

Which racial group has the highest poverty rate?

Black

Another name for the individualistic explanation for poverty is?

Blame the Victim

Adults who were poor in childhood are more likely to what?

Complete fewer years of school, have poor health, and have been arrested.

One theory about the poor asserts that poor people have beliefs and practices that doom them to continues poverty. Another name for this is?

Culture of poverty

Which is not an example of dependency theory?

Europeans stole poor nations resources

The belief that society must compensate skilled workers more than non-skilled is primarily a part of which theory?

Functionalist

Which of the following does the modernist theory believe that Western Europeans did to get wealthy?

Future orientation, Rejected maintaining the status quo, hard work, and new ways of thinking

The conflict theory of poverty is summed up as a battle of?

Haves and Have Nots

The US poverty rate has increased due to the US government cutting back on its commitment AND what other major reason?

Loss of well paying manufacturing jobs

Emerging research shows that poverty affects cognitive abilities due to the increase in which of the following?

Stress

Why is there less poverty in other western nations?

Stronger unions, higher minimum wage, and higher social expenditures.

Which area of the United States has the highest poverty rate?

The South

Which of the following would be examples of functionalist theory?

Poor people provide work for low quality doctors and lawyers, do work that others don't want to do, and buy good that others don't such as day old bread.

The structural explanation of poverty blames what type of discrimination?

Racial/Ethnic, Gender, and Age