1. Identify and discuss three factors that contribute to the feminization of poverty. Identify a public policy that could lessen the risk of poverty which women face and discuss its merits. To what extent does gender discrimination still exist in the workplace and discuss some of the reasons for different opportunities for men and women.

2. Define race, ethnicity, and minority. How are these concepts distinct and in what ways might they overlap? Biologists sometimes argue that, from their perspective, race is of little or no real significance. How would a sociologist respond to such a claim? Make reference to the Thomas theorem.