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pane00

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Suppose that a friend comments that she is outraged that women in the United States can receive funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Your best response would be:
 
  a. Unfortunately, one of the major problems is that the women on TANF have no reason to actually get a job..
  b. This is an important problem, because all the states have to use the exact same criteria for awarding TANF funding..
  c. In many states the funds really aren't adequate, and the families in the TANF program will be poor, even if they find a job..
  d. Actually, the problem is that the fathersrather than the motherstypically receive the payments..

Question 2

Your textbook discusses the research on women and the welfare system in the United States. This research shows that
 
  a. women are likely to go on welfare so that they can receive generous welfare benefits.
  b. the welfare program encourages women to seek a college education.
  c. current welfare legislation forces women to take low-paying jobs rather than receive training for higher-paying jobs.
  d. current welfare legislation provides adequate child-care benefits so that women with children can work outside the home.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

C



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