A trend in which an increasing proportion of women and children comprise poor families in the United States is called the ________ of poverty.
A) stratification
B) restructuring
C) gendering
D) feminization

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The trend in which an increasing proportion of women and children comprise poor families in the United States is called the feminization of poverty. This means that poverty is becoming more gendered, with women and children facing higher rates of poverty than men.

A Trend in Which an Increasing Proportion of Women and Children