Toler Chapter 6

__________ is poverty that is transmitted from one generation to the next.

• Intergenerational poverty

• Intragenerational poverty

• Scioeconomic poverty

• Inherited poverty

According to Karl Marx, the owners of the factories of the "means of production" are the

• proletariat

• corporate clients

• meritocracy

• bourgeoisie

What is likely consquences of absolute poverty in low-income countries?

• Unsafe water and sanitation

• The emergence of capitalism

• Reliance on government programs

• Healthy lifestyles due to a lack of acess to luxuries

The largest food assistance program in the United States is now called

• food stamps

• school lunch and breakfast programs

• the Special Supplemental Food Program for Woman, Infants, and Children (WIC).

• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act, commonly referred to as 'welfare reform," that established

• Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC)

• Temporary Asisstance for Needy Families (TANF)

• the Food Stamp Program

• the National School Lunch Program

Which of the following statements best describes the wealth distrubution in the world?

• The richest half of the population owns half of the wealth.

• The richest 1 percent owns more than a half of the world's wealth.

• It takes 1 million dollars to count among the wealthiest half of the world's population

• We have no way of knowing how wealth is distributed in the world.

The purpose of the Sustainable Development Goals pledged by 191 United Nations member countries is to reduce

• the number of people who recieve government assistance

• worldwide population growth

• economic inequality

• the number of the world's orphaned children who lack adult caretakers.

Which statement is true about the relationship between education and poverty?

• The highest the persom's level of education, the less likely the person is to be poor.

• Because of the cost of higher education, those with advanced degrees are most likely to be poor.

• There is no consistent relationship between education and poverty.

• Almost all jobs requirea degree

Medicaid

• is federally susbsidized medical services and hospitalization for the elderly

• provides medical care for people whose incomes are below the poverty line through reimbursements to physicians and hospitals

• specializes in medical care for severely, chronically ill children.

• is federally subsidized food assistance for malnourished children

According to the textbook, what is the best insurance against living in poverty?

• A family structure

• Educational attainment

• Hard work

• The number of children