A Standard of Living Below the Minimum Needed for the Maintenance

question 23

Multiple Choice

A standard of living below the minimum needed for the maintenance of adequate diet, health, and shelter, known as __________, is a significant social problem even in wealthy countries.

• A) old poor
• B) new poor
• C) working poor
• D) poverty

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Definitions:

Material Acquisitions

The process of obtaining physical objects or possessions, often seen as a means of achieving status or happiness.

Success

The achievement of a goal or objective, often recognized through measurable outcomes or personal fulfillment.

Camus

A French philosopher, author, and journalist known for his existential works and his concept of the absurd.

Reason

The ability to think abstractly, form arguments, and make inferences. Sometimes referred to as a “faculty” of the human mind (a leftover from eighteenth-century psychology). In metaphysics, however, it often has a more controversial meaning— namely, that human ability to go beyond experience to determine, through thought alone, what reality is really like.