The Feminization of Poverty Is

question 98

Multiple Choice

The feminization of poverty is

• A) less of an issue in the United States than in other Western industrialized nations.
• B) a trend that exists in many developing nations but not in the industrialized world.
• C) a trend in which women who support themselves or their families have become the majority of the adult population living in poverty.
• D) a trend of the past that has been successfully overcome by strong public policies safeguarding women.

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Definitions:

Primary Groups

Small, close-knit, and usually long-term social groups in which members share deep, personal, and enduring relationships.

Secondary Groups

Larger, more impersonal groups in society that individuals join for specific purposes, often characterized by limited emotional ties and duration, such as professional organizations or corporations.

Intimate

Relating to a very close personal relationship characterized by deep emotional or physical bonding, often used to describe friendships, romantic relationships, or family ties.

Bureaucracy

A type of formal organization characterized by an authority hierarchy, a clear division of labor, explicit rules, and impersonality.