Responses and Solutions to Poverty (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What do dependency-based explanations attribute poverty to?
What do dependency-based explanations attribute poverty to?
Behaviour & attitudes of poor people
Which anthropologist developed the concept of the 'culture of poverty' in the 1950s-1960s?
Which anthropologist developed the concept of the 'culture of poverty' in the 1950s-1960s?
Oscar Lewis
Which feeling is NOT part of Lewis's culture of poverty characteristics?
Which feeling is NOT part of Lewis's culture of poverty characteristics?
Optimism
Who developed the concept of the 'underclass' in 1989?
Who developed the concept of the 'underclass' in 1989?
Charles Murray
Which characteristic is NOT part of Murray's underclass definition?
Which characteristic is NOT part of Murray's underclass definition?
Strong work ethic
What type of family did Murray particularly highlight in perpetuating the underclass cycle?
What type of family did Murray particularly highlight in perpetuating the underclass cycle?
Female-headed, lone-parent families
What does means-testing involve?
What does means-testing involve?
Targeting welfare at those showing need
What do New Right theorists believe high taxation creates?
What do New Right theorists believe high taxation creates?
Poverty by reducing work incentives
What is the main criticism that dependency-based explanations engage in?
What is the main criticism that dependency-based explanations engage in?
Victim-blaming
What is the 'poverty trap'?
What is the 'poverty trap'?
Worse off taking jobs due to benefit loss
What concept did Steve Craine (1997) develop?
What concept did Steve Craine (1997) develop?
Black magic roundabout
What did Shane Blackman (1997) find about homeless individuals' life aspirations?
What did Shane Blackman (1997) find about homeless individuals' life aspirations?
Similar to rest of society