chapter 5

Question 1

absolute poverty

Answer 1

poverty defined in terms of quantitative measures

Question 2

feminization of poverty

Answer 2

tendency that women are more likely to experience poverty than men

Question 3

income

Answer 3

wage for work provided - money that flows into a household in a year

Question 4

inequality

Answer 4

the unequal distribution of resources

Question 5

means testing

Answer 5

the process of determining who qualifies for services

Question 6

poverty

Answer 6

being without basic needs or resources - money and all it buys (food,clothing, housing, transportation, medical care)

Question 7

poverty line

Answer 7

(also called poverty threshold or poverty index)
those belong a certain threshold (adjusted to account for inflation) are eligible for benefits and services

Question 8

public assistance

Question 9

relative poverty

Answer 9

a persona’s wages with the norm/average are used to determine if they are experiencing poverty

Question 10

weatlth

Answer 10

accumulation of valuable resources and possessions