16. Income Inequality and Poverty

Which of the following is commonly used as an argument in support of income inequality?

In the context of income inequality in the USA, what percentage of total wealth is owned by the bottom 50% of families (those with less than \$122,000 in net worth)?

Which of the following nations had a lower GNI per capita than the United States in 2019?

Which of the following best describes the relationship between education and income in the context of income inequality in the USA and worldwide?

Sociologists refer to the differences in wealth and power among the countries of the world as:

Economists study poverty and income inequality to answer which of the following questions?

Which of the following may be the result of extending payment periods in the context of income inequality?

Which of the following best explains why wealth inequality can be more pervasive than income inequality?

The Gini ratio is a numerical measure of the:

Which of the following was a significant way women were historically prevented from establishing economic independence in the USA and worldwide?

Which statement accurately describes the current income distribution in the United States?

The difference in income between the richest and poorest citizens is called:

Compared with US citizens of higher incomes, those of lower incomes are:

A wealth gap is an economic difference between:

One main issue in studying global social inequality is: