All of the Following Factors Have Contributed to Greater Poverty

question 13

Multiple Choice

All of the following factors have contributed to greater poverty among elderly African Americans than elderly whites EXCEPT

• A) they did not pay as much into Social Security.
• B) they worked predominantly in jobs that offered no pensions.
• C) they have limited retirement due to limited employment opportunities when they were younger.
• D) they are less likely to look for work after age 65.

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Definitions:

Internalization of Schemes

The process through which children absorb and integrate external behaviors or cultural practices into their own cognitive frameworks during development.

First Intentionality

The initial phase of developing the ability to attribute intentions to others and oneself, fundamental in understanding social interactions.

Primitive Symbolic Utilization

The basic use of symbols or objects to represent ideas, thoughts, or entities, often observed in early childhood development.

First Schemes

Early cognitive structures in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, representing patterns of behavior or thinking that children use to explore and engage with the world.