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The poverty line is the smallest amount of money, a person or a family needs to live on; to buy what is needed and is a line which is a gulf between the rich and the poor.
The Census Bureau determines poverty status by using an official poverty measure (OPM) that compares pre - tax cash income against a threshold that is set at three times the cost of a minimum food diet in 1963 and adjusted for family size.
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South Carolina nullification crisis, 1832-33
Explanation:
When Tariff of 1832 slightly modified only the Tariff of 1828, the legislature of the South Carolina met and decided to put the nullification theory of Calhoun to go through a practical test. The legislature of South California called for a state convention specially, and it is on 24th November, 1832 that the convention adopted a Ordinance of Nullification. The ordinance announced Tariffs of 1828 as well as 1832.
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The answer is D. Cleaning your room to avoid your roommate's nagging, is an example of a negative reinforcer.
Explanation:
In operant conditioning there are two strategies to modify behavior, through reinforcement and through punishment. Reinforcement is targeted to repeat a wanted action or behavior and punishment is used when a certain behavior wants to be eliminated; there are two types of reinforcers, positive and negative, a positive reinforcer is a pleasant stimulus that is given when the desired behavior takes place, a negative reinforcer, however, is taking away or avoiding an unpleasant stimulus as a reward when the desired behavior takes place.
In this case, you clean your room to avoid an unpleasant stimulus, that is your roommate's nagging, therefore, it is a negative reinforcer, that can take you to repeat the desired behavior, that is, cleaning your room.
Answer: Gestures/Nonverbal Communication
Explanation:
1- Gestures, which are a form of nonverbal communication are ways of conveying a message without the use of words. They are used across the globe and each culture has unique gestures that convey different type of messages.
2- Gestures may vary across cultures: A gesture that in America may convey a positive or a neutral message, can be perceived as rude in a different context. For instance, in western cultures, sticking your tongue out is perceived as a mockery but in Polynesia this is considered a greeting and a sign of reverence.
3- In this case, then president George H. W. Bush was not aware that the gesture he used conveyed a different message in Australia.
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Child marriage, bal Bibah
untouchability: Untouchability is one of the evil social practices or tradition in Nepal. Untouchability was legally prohibited on 2020 BS but it is deep rooted still now. The practice of untouchability among human beings is a disgrace. It can be taken as the remnants of feudalistic culture. The practice of discriminating people on the basis of so-called higher and lower class has created a big gap in the society. It has given birth to conflicts in the society. Therefore, the practices of untouchability existing in our societies should be eliminated in a joint effort.
caste-based discrimination,
gender discrimination,
polygamy,
color discrimination like madheshi pahadi feelings,
Chhaupadi Pratha,
Deuki Pratha : Deuki system one of the evil social practices or tradition or culture in Nepal. In the hilly area of the far western region, poor people offer their young daughter to the god. But the rich people do not offer their own daughters. They purchase the poor girls for it. The offered girls do not get married which is the violation of their human right. This system may create social absurdity. But Deuki. system is not so common in these days.
Ghumto Pratha: Parda or Ghumto system is one of the evil social practices or tradition or culture in Nepal. The married women in Tarai area cover their face with the part of sari or shawl to keep their face unseen by males. This practice is a burning example of gender discrimination.
Jhuma Pratha,
accusing of women and men as witches,
mistreating widows,
spending excessive money in the name of social and cultural practices,
superstition and habiswas),
dowry system (Daijo Pratha): Dowry system is one of the evil social practices or tradition in Nepal. The cash or goods given to bridegroom from the bride’s father in the marriage ceremony is called dowry. The bridegroom side bargains saying that they would stop the marriage if they do not get enough dowry. So it is a serious social problem. We can see or hear news that some recently married women are facing mental trouble because they could not bring enough dowry. The Tarai area is seriously affected by the dowry system. This system is spreading in other parts of the country also. The conscious people should fight against this system.
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