The text points out that in 1994, the wealthiest 20 percent of households received over __________ percent of all income.

Out of the 38 million people who were classified as living below the official poverty line in 1994, 38 percent were:

__________ is a pattern in which individuals and groups are assigned to different positions in the social order, positions that enjoy varying amounts of access to desirable goods and services.

Official U.S. government definitions of poverty are based on the calculation of a:

In 1994, the median household income of two-parent families with children was $44,959; that of female-headed families was:

Slightly more than __________ percent of the black population and the same percentage of persons of Spanish-speaking descent have incomes below the official poverty level

Which of the following is NOT a myth about people on welfare?

The text points out that perhaps the most pernicious myth about the poor is that:

According to the text's discussion of the concomitants of poverty:

According to the text's discussion of poverty:

Structural explanations of poverty incorporate elements of which theoretical perspectives?

Cultural explanations of poverty are based on the __________ perspective in sociology.

The __________ approach interprets the behavior of the poor as an adaptation to their environment.

Some critics argue that the behavioral differences between the classes are not values, but coping mechanisms, through which the poor adjust to the realities that prevent them from behaving in more desirable ways. Hyman Rodman has suggested that this phenomenon can be explained by what is termed the __________ approach.

In simple terms, the __________ credit is a program in which the federal government reimburses full-time workers whose incomes fall below the poverty line.