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EXAM 1 INTRO TO SOCIAL WELFARE FINAL-QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ Most media discussion of the problem of poverty in the United States focuses on the population known as: - ANSWER-the persistently poor, residual poor, "underclass" Those who remain in poverty over an extended period of time are referred to as the: - ANSWER-residual poor How much more likely are female-only headed households than married-couple households to be in poverty? - ANSWER-six times What do cultural expla...

Welfare Exam-Questions and Answers Graded A+ Interdependence can be defined as . . . - ANSWER-B) An individual is doing everything necessary to fulfill roles and the appropriate social institutions are functioning well enough to support the person's role performance An example of an individual role failure is: A) A woman can't keep a job because she has problems controlling her temper B) A woman is unemployed because there are not enough jobs C) A child with a learning disability does...