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RST 230 Exam 2 Questions and Correct
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Underclass
Ans: - Poor on social assistance
- Long term chronically unemployed
- Homeless
Economic Capital
Ans: economic resources, the money
Social Capital
Ans: resource of networking, knowing people
Cultural Capital
Ans: quality of education, skills, knowledge, travel
Census Definition
Ans: The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds
that vary by family size and composition (age of family
members) to determine who is in poverty. If a family's total
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income is less than the family's threshold, then that family and
every individual in it is considered in poverty.
relative property
Ans: Rank-order all the people in the community based on their
income, then you draw a line at 10-20% and everybody below
that line is considered to be poor
A poor person is a person who cannot afford living up to
community standards
Percentage of US Poverty
Ans: Homeless:1%-- 3 mil
Female/Male Ratio Earning
Ans: 80%--reach equality in 2152
Poverty Rates Children under 18
Ans: 2015-- 19.7% (1 in 5)
Poverty Rates by Racial and Ethnic minorities
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Ans: poverty rate was highest amongst AA(24.1) Hispanics
(21.4)
Forced Leisure
Ans: did not have a choice for leisure
True Leisure
Ans: chose to have leisure-- worked hard all day, deserved to
take a nap and go out later
Marginally Homeless
Ans: -do not live in the shelters or on the streets
-they rely on friends and family for accommodation
-they are near or at or slightly below the poverty line
-they do not use homeless programs
Recently Homeless
Ans: -not homeless more than a year
-many of them live in a shelter, cars, RV (temporary housing)
-consider their situation temporary
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RST 230 Exam 2 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Underclass
Ans: - Poor on social assistance
- Long term chronically unemployed
- Homeless
Economic Capital
Ans: economic resources, the money
Social Capital
Ans: resource of networking, knowing people
Cultural Capital
Ans: quality of education, skills, knowledge, travel
Census Definition
Ans: The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds
that vary by family size and composition (age of family
members) to determine who is in poverty. If a family's total
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income is less than the family's threshold, then that family and
every individual in it is considered in poverty.
relative property
Ans: Rank-order all the people in the community based on their
income, then you draw a line at 10-20% and everybody below
that line is considered to be poor
A poor person is a person who cannot afford living up to
community standards
Percentage of US Poverty
Ans: Homeless:1%-- 3 mil
Female/Male Ratio Earning
Ans: 80%--reach equality in 2152
Poverty Rates Children under 18
Ans: 2015-- 19.7% (1 in 5)
Poverty Rates by Racial and Ethnic minorities
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Ans: poverty rate was highest amongst AA(24.1) Hispanics
(21.4)
Forced Leisure
Ans: did not have a choice for leisure
True Leisure
Ans: chose to have leisure-- worked hard all day, deserved to
take a nap and go out later
Marginally Homeless
Ans: -do not live in the shelters or on the streets
-they rely on friends and family for accommodation
-they are near or at or slightly below the poverty line
-they do not use homeless programs
Recently Homeless
Ans: -not homeless more than a year
-many of them live in a shelter, cars, RV (temporary housing)
-consider their situation temporary
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