A commonly used measure of relative poverty is to categorize those with less than one-half of the population's median income as poor. Since it focuses on economic inequality based on the proportion of people who are well below the median income level, it misses

Select one:

a. income inequality comparisons across populations.

b. the effect of income on health and life expectancy.

c. economic inequality at the top half of the income distribution.

d. the effect of income on housing security.

Adefendant visited her doctor to seek treatment for a bullet wound. while he was treating the wound, the doctor asked the defendant how she was shot. the defendant replied that she was struck by a police officer’s bullet while running away from a jewelry store she had robbed, but she implored the doctor not to tell this to anyone. the doctor promised that he would not. although the defendant was never charged by the police, the owner of the jewelry store brought suit against her seeking the value of the stolen goods. the defendant denied robbing the store. at the trial, the owner calls the doctor to testify to the statement made to him by the defendant. the defense attorney objects on the ground that such testimony is barred by the jurisdiction’s physician-patient privilege. should the objection be sustained?

Linda, mike, and carol all call their group leader by her first name, juanita. a fifth group member, leslie, calls her ʺms. garcia.ʺ leslie has not accepted:

Perculiarity of globalization for the global economy