A Homeless Shelter in Illinois Held a "Sleep Out," a Protest

question 1

Multiple Choice

A homeless shelter in Illinois held a "sleep out," a protest to alert members of the general public to the dangers of letting funding for homeless shelters drop, forcing shelters to turn away people in need. The organizers of the rally saw their work as particularly important because they suspected that most residents didn't realize just how many poor people existed in their community, a result of what sociologists would call:

• A) problematic categories.
• B) the invisibility of poverty.
• C) the latent function of welfare.
• D) socioeconomic status and life chances.
• E) the just-world hypothesis.

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