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| examples of social issues |
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| prison reform, gun control, abortion, stem cell research |
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| what defines a social issue |
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| matters which directly or indirectly affect many or all members of a society and are considered to be problems or controversies. |
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| unemployment rates are higher for those.. |
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| without a high school diploma |
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| unemployment peaked at ____ in ____ and reached a low of ___ in ____. |
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| 9.7% in 1982. 4.0% in 2000 |
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| since the 1970s unemployment for _____ and _____ has been higher than for _____. |
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| Blacks and Hispanics; Whites |
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| Average weekly wages, adjusted for inflation, fell ____ between _____ and ____. |
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| women still earn less than men. t or f? whats the average for each? |
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| t; $18 ph for women vs. $21 ph for men |
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| in 2004, nearly _____ million americans were classified as the "working poor," in that their wages were... |
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| 8 million; their wages were insufficient to keep them above the poverty level. |
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| 7 indicators have shown improvement since 1970: |
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| infant mortality, teenage drug abuse, high school dropouts, unemployment, poverty ages 65 and over, homicides, alcohol-related traffic fatalities. |
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| 9 indicators have worsened since 1970: |
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| child abuse, child poverty, teenage suicide, average weekly wages, health insurance coverage, out-of-pocket health costs ages 65 and over, food stamp coverage, access to affordable housing, income inequality. |
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