Poverty
Barbara
Evaluation
Nowadays
Random
100
what is poverty?
being extremely poor
100
Who is Barbara Ehrenreich?
Author of the book Nickel and Dimed
100
Those in poverty are seeking for _____?
higher wage income
100
In_ _ _ a _ _ t y is a leading factor of poverty in recent days?
inequality
100
Low-wage income leads to ?
poverty
200
What is minimum wage?
Leads to poverty
200
What is Ehrenreich's birth date?
August 26,1941
200
How did the author believe she did as a low-wage WORKER? (pg. 193)
Barbara believed she didn't do "half bad"
200
Low-wage income leads to ____?
poverty
200
Barbara avoided places like ?
New York and L.A.
300
What is the estimated percentage of children living within a family with low incomes in the US?
About 39% of children
300
What is Eherenreich's hometown?
Butte, Montana
300
What does the author believe is the way to get away from poverty?
Education and mobility
300
TRUE OR FALSE Poverty has increased throughout the years?
FALSE,It has decreased from 19% to 15%.
300
What is efficiency?
A cheap temporary living
400
What does living in poverty mean?
a basic life of standard living
400
Where did Ehrenreich go to college?
Rockefeller University
400
TRUE OR FALSE Barbara had a very easy ride throughout her journey of living on a low-wage income?
false
400
What is considered a low-wage income?
about $6.25 an hour
400
What is the minimum-wage income today ?
About $9.00 an hour
500
What is considered Prosperity in nickel and dimed?
Rich people taking from the lower-class.
500
Where does Barbara currently live?
Virginia
500
Barbara explains "all these jobs were physically ______..." pg. 195
demanding?
500
America is the wealthiest nation in the world and has the ______ level of poverty rates ?
highest
500
Barbara tries to teach ______ English while working with him ?
George
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