Exclusion-Based Explanations (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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What do exclusion-based theories blame for poverty?
What do exclusion-based theories blame for poverty?
Structural factors beyond personal control
How do exclusion-based theories view the poor, unlike dependency-based explanations?
How do exclusion-based theories view the poor, unlike dependency-based explanations?
As essentially blameless
Which is NOT a barrier in situational constraints theory?
Which is NOT a barrier in situational constraints theory?
Cultural attitudes to work
Which ideology does situational constraints theory align with?
Which ideology does situational constraints theory align with?
Social democratic ideology
What was William Beveridge's vision for the welfare state?
What was William Beveridge's vision for the welfare state?
Security 'from the cradle to the grave'
What are universal benefits?
What are universal benefits?
Payments to everyone as a right
What do social democrats say means-tested benefits create?
What do social democrats say means-tested benefits create?
A residual welfare state
What was the driving ideology of Tony Blair's Third Way?
What was the driving ideology of Tony Blair's Third Way?
'Welfare to work'
What is the 'poverty trap'?
What is the 'poverty trap'?
Being worse off working than on benefits
What do Marxists argue poverty stems from?
What do Marxists argue poverty stems from?
The capitalist system itself
According to Herbert J. Gans (1971), why does poverty serve capitalism?
According to Herbert J. Gans (1971), why does poverty serve capitalism?
It ensures acceptance of low-paid jobs
What is Steve Craine's 'black magic roundabout'?
What is Steve Craine's 'black magic roundabout'?
Cycles of unemployment & low-paid work
What economic critique is made of exclusion-based solutions?
What economic critique is made of exclusion-based solutions?
Universal benefits are wasteful & costly