A Major Study by Charles Murray Argued That

question 101

Multiple Choice

A major study by Charles Murray argued that

• A)although the Great Society did not eliminate poverty,it did reduce the number of poor.
• B)not only did the social programs of the Great Society fail to curb the advance of poverty,they actually made the situation worse.
• C)macroeconomic cycles were responsible for much of the movement into and out of poverty during the post-1965 period.
• D)although the Great Society was able to reduce poverty in America,it had no effect on racial discrimination.
• E)there is a "new poverty" in America that is largely the result of deindustrialization,foreign competition,the exploitation of part-time workers,and stagnation of the minimum wage.

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