Exam 12: Urban Problems in the Global Era

At the time of Census 2000, the unemployment rate was __________ percent.

The text points out that the future of disadvantaged workers in our society is determined by three factors. Which of the following it NOT one of these factors?

In the 1980s, cities in the South and West prospered because of their lower labor costs, available land, huge federal subsidies, benign climate, and access to cheap oil, gas, and other resources. This region became known as the

In his test of William Julius Wilson's major hypotheses on the reason for the plight of the underclass, Paul Jargowsky found

According to a recent Urban Institute report, which of the following is/are (a) structural factor(s) responsible for the growth of the homeless?

Explain the relationship between social inequality and the internal structure of cities.

Based on the text's discussion, trace the history of the homeless in American society.

In the professional literature, a variety of criteria were used in attempting to define homelessness. Which of the following is NOT one of those criteria?

From 1967 to 2001, the buying power of the average American household

In the final analysis, homelessness results from

Homelessness is a new phenomenon.

During the 1980s, conditions were so bad in Northern and Midwestern cities like Chicago, Detroit, Toledo, Cleveland, and Buffalo, this area became known as the

The 1990s was a decade of unprecedented economic growth for the U.S. economy, but inequality widened during this period of time.

The definition of poverty is arbitrary.

The decline in the crime rate has been accompanied by a decline in fear among the public.

By the 1940s, a two-tiered welfare system had emerged in the United States, consisting of __________ and __________ programs.

__________ refers to the upward and downward movement of individuals and groups within our social stratification system.

The 2003 HUD report shows that __________ percent of homeless service users in the United States are members of homeless families.

In testing William Julius Wilson's hypotheses on the reason for the plight of the underclass, what did Paul Jargowsky's research reveal?

In 2001, the poverty threshold for a family of four with two dependent children was