GOV 312L Exam 2 – Barany -
Questions and Answers.
Key Priorities in Future Decades of Colonias - Answer upgrading and upkeep infrastructure,
developing sustainable forms of governance, regulation, and finance,
supporting suitable, sustainable, and affordable home improvements,
stimulating the "colonia" housing market,
promoting long-term title and tenure security,
promoting and maintaining community organizing
Characteristics of Poverty in Texas - Answer bottom 10 in terms of poverty/income,
generally bottom 10-15% in terms of elderly people living in poverty,
one of the worst in terms of people not having health insurance (~25%),
one of the worst in terms of children without health insurance
"Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence" by Rachel Sherman - Answer Rich people don't
want to talk about being rich, are very concerned with confidentiality.
Privileged people prefer not to think of themselves as privileged.
"Affluence is in the eye of the beholder."
Deserving Poor - Answer those who can't and couldn't have taken reasonable steps to avoid
poverty.
Undeserving Poor - Answer those who can and could have taken reasonable steps to avoid
poverty. In other words, those who refuse to help themselves.
Pauper - Answer an old term describing an incredibly poor person.
"Pauper's grave" - Answer a public health funeral, paid for by local authorities
Josephinian Burial Regulations - Answer Brought about by Emperor Joseph II in 1784, decree
that sought to achieve the "quickest possible decomposition" of buried bodies.
"Bodies should be sewn into a linen bag, completely naked and without clothes," placed in one
mass grave and coffins were to be reusable
Questions and Answers.
Key Priorities in Future Decades of Colonias - Answer upgrading and upkeep infrastructure,
developing sustainable forms of governance, regulation, and finance,
supporting suitable, sustainable, and affordable home improvements,
stimulating the "colonia" housing market,
promoting long-term title and tenure security,
promoting and maintaining community organizing
Characteristics of Poverty in Texas - Answer bottom 10 in terms of poverty/income,
generally bottom 10-15% in terms of elderly people living in poverty,
one of the worst in terms of people not having health insurance (~25%),
one of the worst in terms of children without health insurance
"Uneasy Street: The Anxieties of Affluence" by Rachel Sherman - Answer Rich people don't
want to talk about being rich, are very concerned with confidentiality.
Privileged people prefer not to think of themselves as privileged.
"Affluence is in the eye of the beholder."
Deserving Poor - Answer those who can't and couldn't have taken reasonable steps to avoid
poverty.
Undeserving Poor - Answer those who can and could have taken reasonable steps to avoid
poverty. In other words, those who refuse to help themselves.
Pauper - Answer an old term describing an incredibly poor person.
"Pauper's grave" - Answer a public health funeral, paid for by local authorities
Josephinian Burial Regulations - Answer Brought about by Emperor Joseph II in 1784, decree
that sought to achieve the "quickest possible decomposition" of buried bodies.
"Bodies should be sewn into a linen bag, completely naked and without clothes," placed in one
mass grave and coffins were to be reusable
