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WorksheetsJean Anyon Answer Search
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
According to Anyon, what does poverty do? - Page 80
Creates an influx of lower-wage jobs
Keeps the country from fixing inner-cities
Limits an individual's chance at educational achievement
Creates unfair policies and regulations
Black, American Indian, and Hispanic children comprise 38% of all children but what percentage of low-income children? - Page 83
31%
54%
63%
77%
In 2006, the Center for Housing Policy conducted a study finding that _____ & _____ account for the two largest expenses for most households. - Page 93
Health Care & Food
Housing & Entertainment
Transportation & Utilities
Housing & Transportation
In East St. Louis, Illinois, the Emerson Park Development Corporation was able to achieve what? - Page 97
Convinced its regional transit authority to reroute a new rail transit so that it came into their neighborhood
Convinced city council to create more inner-city grocery stores to help the economy
Convinced the mayor to revamp its prison policy
Convinced the public that libraries were not necessary due to the internet
About how many people were in the public housing system in 2010? - Page 100
4.6 Million
1.7 Million
2.3 Million
5.5 Million
If a student attends a school whose students ranked on average in the 80th percentile in the national tests as opposed to the 20th percentile means what increase to a public-housing-child's test scores? - Page 103
12% improvement
32% improvement
45% improvement
76% improvement
Programs such as Model Cities, Job Training Partnerships, Empowerment Zones, and Hope VI are examples of... - Page 116
Philanthropic Foundations
Conservative Foundations
Community Development Corporations
Federal Programs
Approximately how many Community Development Corporations (CDCs) are there nationwide? - Page 120
2500
3300
4000
5500
According to Anyon, __________ are catalysts for the enactment of social justice legislation, progressive court decisions, and other equity policy. - Page 129
banking policies
social movements
local law legislation
voting booths
According to Anyon, it is doubtful that social movements would develop at all without the central participation of ______. - Page 139
the young
the employed
the minorities
the oppressed
