In What Money Can't Buy, sociologist Susan Mayer challenged the common assumption that poverty directly causes poor health, behavioral problems, and many other problems for children. Mayer's work clearly demonstrates how
a.) the welfare system encourages dependence on government handouts.
b.) many welfare recipients do not want to transition to work.
c.) documenting an association between two factors is different from showing causation.
d.) low-income neighborhoods are at the root of welfare dependence, crime, and divorce.
Answer: c.) documenting an association between two factors is different from showing causation.
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