1 .		In the United States, over one-third of the poor are children under the age of 15.   True  False
2 .		Few adults below the official poverty level actually work for a living.   True  False
3 .		The functionalist and conflict perspectives focus on the role of social and economic structures in creating poverty.   True  False
4 .		Since reliable data relating to wealth are much harder to obtain than reliable income data, estimating how wealth is apportioned in this society often involves making educated guesses.   True  False
5 .		The majority of all poor people in the United States are ethnic minorities.   True  False
6 .		Relative poverty refers to the inability to sustain one’s existence on a long-term basis. Absolute poverty refers to the feeling of being poor in comparison to some other person or group.   True  False
7 .		To date, welfare programs have focused on structural conditions rather than on people.   True  False
8 .		Most poor people receive some type of welfare benefits, including public assistance payments and noncash benefits such as food stamps, public housing, or Medicaid.   True  False
9 .		Most governmental assistance is targeted to the affluent rather than the poor.   True  False
10 .		Most conflict views of poverty derive at least in part from the view of Karl Marx, who believed that the unequal distribution of resources is based on rewarding talent or filling important positions.   True  False