For Which of the Following Groups Has the Poverty Rate

question 92

Multiple Choice

For which of the following groups has the poverty rate declined most in the United States?

• A)unmarried heads of households
• B)married heads of households
• C)less-educated African-Americans
• D)African-Americans with high school but not college educations
• E)people 65 and older

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Definitions:

Reality

The state of things as they actually exist, as opposed to an idealistic or notional idea of them.

Repression

A psychological defense mechanism where distressing thoughts, memories, or impulses are excluded from consciousness.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Oral Retentive

A psychoanalytic concept referring to an individual who exhibits traits such as obsessiveness or tidiness, theorized to stem from unresolved issues during the oral stage of psychosexual development.