Exam 9: Policies and Programs to Combat Poverty

The median income of female-headed families is about _____% of the median for families with two parents present.

The tendency to divide the population into categories of social position based on the extent to which people have access to the goods and services the society values is referred to as societal division.

How would you reply to the following statements: A. Welfare recipients are mainly African Americans. B. People on welfare live high on the hog. C. Public assistance costs the country a fortune.

In 1996, Congress passed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.

Explain the eligibility guidelines for the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Which of the following is true regarding Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF):

OASDHI covers ____ percent of all workers in the United States.

Food stamps program is under the umbrella of Social Insurance.

How would you solve the homeless problem in the United States? Don't forget-you have to be able to fund your solutions.

______ is the tendency to divide the population into categories of social position based on the extent to which people have access to the goods and services the society values.

How would you change the prescription drug benefit formula if you could?

Approximately 5 percent of all U.S. children under age 18 are poor.

List and define the social insurance programs available in the United States.

Single parents receiving TANF assistance and who have a child over age six are required to work at least ____ hours per week.

_____ is usually the last resort for people who are not eligible for benefits provided by other programs.

How would you go about empowering a client who is poor?

Explain what it means to use a "gender lens" to view the plight of women.

The Homeless Assistance Act and the amendment:

All of the following are true except:

Which of the following is NOT true about Medicare: