Author Question: 12. The nations of Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada are able to provide generous social ... (Read 104 times)

strangeaffliction · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

12. The nations of Western Europe, Scandinavia, and Canada are able to provide generous social welfare policies for their citizens because they __________.

A) are monarchies
B) tax their citizens at a higher rate than the United States
C) restrict the freedoms of their citizens
D) are communist nations

Question 2

Explain intersection theory in terms of the income and or poverty rates of elderly women and racial and ethnic minorities compared to elderly men and whites.

What will be an ideal response?

xoxo123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 2, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

Answer to Question 2

Just as elderly women are socially disadvantaged in relation to elderly men, some categories of women face greater challenges than others.
Intersection theory examines the interplay of various dimensions of inequality to show that some elderly women are further disadvantaged by race and ethnicity.
The fact that there is no single older woman might well encourage us to investigate still other categories of the older population, including lesbians and people with disabilities.