Which of the following is a criticism of poverty figures?
a. Poverty status should be determined by comparing a person's financial situation with the rest of society.
b. There is no geographic cost of living adjustment.
c. The money used to pay taxes should be excluded since it cannot buy necessities.
d. The poverty threshold is merely a guess.
e. all of the above
Question 2
When child development specialist Beverly Fagot studied children in play groups at age 12 months and then at age 24 months, she found
a. significant sex differences between the interaction styles of 12-month-old boys and girls.
b. no significant sex differences between the interaction styles of 24-month-old boys and girls.
c. that teacher interactions with toddlers reinforced gender-appropriate communication styles for girls and boys.
d. that teachers responded positively toward girls when they behaved assertively and positively toward boys when they communicated in gentle ways.
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