Comprehensive research on poverty shows that the culture of poverty theories are:
a. excellent for explaining poverty in the United States.
b. not testable.
c. not well-supported.
d. not popular among the masses of Americans.
c
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What will be an ideal response?
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a. suburbs. b. edge cities. c. postindustrial cities. d. mega-infrastructures.
Clifford Shaw and Henry McKay argued that over a period of time certain neighborhoods had persistently high crime rates
Deviance had become a part of the neighborhood's culture which was learned and practiced by many newcomers to the area. This theory is called: A) structural strain B) cultural transmission C) diffusion D) labeling
Which of the following aspects of discrimination is the focus of feminist scholar Peggy McIntosh's research
A. glass ceilings B. White privilege C. Asian minorities D. African American dominance