Poor people, poor ways
The point at which a household's income falls below the necessary level to purchase the food required to sustain its members
What is absolute poverty
African-Americans graduate college at this rate when compared to White Americans
What is less than one-third
According to the theory of separate spheres, women are said to belong here
What is the private sphere
The most commonly tracked ethnic group in the United States
What is Hispanics
Betsy Warrior argued that domestic labor was the equivalent of this for women
What is Slavery
According to Susan Mayer's 1997 study on poverty the factor that had the greatest impact on the lives of poor children was this
What is increased wages
Kill the indian, save the child was the motto for a program that argued schools were and effective way to do this for Native Americans
What is assimilate them to western culture
This is the percentage of American families that still fit the "mythical" traditional family model in 2012
What is 22%
the percentage of African Americans who own the homes in which they live
What is 41%
These fathers were most likely to report they became stay-at home dads because they wanted to care for their children
What are middle-class dads
Oscar Lewis argued that poor people in the United States could not achieve economic success due to this
What is the culture of poverty
This is the greatest indicator of educational achievement in schools
What is Class size
The divorce rate in 2012 in comparison to the divorce rate of 1950
What is lower
These two groups are the most likely to experience high or absolute poverty in the US
African Americans and Native Americans
Kozol argues that America has what type of educational system
What is an Apartheid system
Welfare to the extent that it discourages work efforts
What is perverse incentives
The greatest social benefit of private education
What is legitimating credentials
In 1950 what percentage of children lived in traditional nuclear families
What is 86%
The racial group with the highest rates of unemployment in the US
The United States has seen what changes to its educational system since Brown v Board
What is increased segregation
The percentage of Americans living at or below the absolute poverty line
What is 15%
This program is falsely believed to disadvantage white students in admissions to colleges and universities
What is Affirmative action
The percentage of women in the workforce today
What is 55%
The greatest advantage to White Americans in attaining wealth in the US
What is Homeownership
Kozol argues that the current educational disparities in the US are the result of this.
What is educational funding through property taxes