Poverty
How is poverty beneficial?
Encourages people to be frugal, work harder, and pull together.
What groups typically do not experience poverty due to diversity?
White and male
To every dollar a man earns, how much does a woman earn?
78 cents
What are two of the four major racial minority groups in the U.S.?
In what year did gay marriage become legal nationwide?
2015
How can poverty limit someone's choices in life?
By not allowing them to have the opportunities, resources, and support someone who isn't living in poverty could have.
What are at least 2 diversity groups social workers usually work with?
Women, children, people with disabilities, and ethnic minorities.
True or False: the pay gap lessens with education.
False
What kind of cultural characteristics do ethnic groups have?
Their values, customs, language, and history.
What percentage of Americans approved the decision to make gay marriage legal?
39%
What kind of resources could someone living in poverty lack?
Basic human necessities.
Are child poverty rates lower or higher than they were 50 years ago?
Higher
What population of women experiences an even higher pay gap?
Women of color
What do minority groups experience as a result of having less power?
Discrimination and devaluation.
What kind of people tend to discriminate against the LGTBQ community?
People with opposing religious and personal views.
What is the name of the advocacy organization for children?
The Children's Defense Fund
What group especially experiences poverty?
Does the pay gap become less or grow more with a woman's age?
Grows more
True or False: Poverty rates rise with minorities.
True.
Which president made violence against the LGTBQ community a hate crime?
President Obama
What kind of countries have experienced more progressive social policies?
Scandinavian and European
What does the term juvenilization of poverty mean?
The increasing incidence of poverty among children.
What social/gender constructs does a mother encounter that could hinder her ability to make more money?
How are racial and ethnic groups different from each other?
Racial groups are characterized by physical appearance and ethnic groups are characterized by their cultural differences.
What year was "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repealed?
2010