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Chapter 2 - Wealth & Poverty

Social Problems (Kendall)
T.Esguerra
Across
________ ________, is a condition that exists when people do not have the means to secure the most basic necessities of life.
_______ _______ _______ are countries with highly industrialized economies; technologically advanced industrial, administrative, and service occupations; and relatively high levels of national and per capital income.
Are the extent to which individuals have access to important societal resources such as food, clothing, shelter, education and healthcare.
Is the respect, esteem, or regard accorded to an individual or group by others.
The trend whereby women experience poverty at far higher rates than men.
A system in which the government takes the chief responsibility for providing for the social and economic security of residents by providing them with certain services and benefits, such as education, healthcare, etc.
Is the ability of people to achieve their goals despite opposition from others.
Down
______ _______ is the hierarchical arrangement of large social groups on the basis of their control over basic resources.
_____ _____ _____ are primarily agrarian countries that have little industrialization and low levels of national and personal income.
The proportion of the population whose income falls below the government's official poverty line- the level of income below which a family of a given size is considered to be poor.
A practice used by people who view a social problem as emanating from within the individual who exhibits the problem.
Social assets such as values, beliefs, attitudes, and competencies in language and culture that are learned at home and required for success and social advancement.
_______ ______, a condition that exists when people can afford basic necessities such as food, clothing and shelter but cannot maintain an average standard of living in comparison to that of members of their society or group.
______ _______ is a system of social inequality based on the ownership and control of resources and on the type of work people do.
Is the value of all economic assets, including income, personal property, and income-producing property.