Multiple Choice
Behavioral labels and terms related to "underclass" do all of the following except:
A) emphasize the moral and psychological failings of poor persons.
B) justify the social exclusion of poor persons.
C) deflect our attention from the broader causes of poverty.
D) provide accurate descriptions of certain groups of people and are therefore useful for public policy purposes.
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Q3: List three labels which the author considers
Q4: 10Gans shows that being in the underclass
Q5: Umbrella labels:<br>A) do harm by lumping diverse
Q6: Labels such as "welfare dependent" and "single-parent
Q7: Ricketts and Sawhill define the "underclass" as
Q8: Describe the human dangers of labeling.
Q9: Once a label like "underclass" becomes used
Q10: What is the umbrella effect, and how
Q11: A label like "underclass" has a clearly
Q12: The term underclass:<br>A) has become morally ambiguous.<br>B)