Sarah believes her neighbors are poor because they have been socialized into a set of values, beliefs, and norms that result in behavior that leads to poverty. Sarah supports which of the following theories of poverty?
a. culture of poverty
c. blame the system
b. structural poverty
d. feminization of poverty
Answer: a. culture of poverty
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a. the approach of the 1940s through early 1960s, as that based most accurately on history, is best. b. the approach of the 1960s is most efficacious, as it focuses on successful movements contemporary to that era. c. the most recent approach is the most complete, given its inclusion of the earlier theoretical paradigms. d. none of the approaches by itself gives a full or complete account of social movements.
Berkowitz and Padavic's research on college female sororities found that:
A white and black sororities performed different roles for females. B the gender roles for black and white females were very different. C the gender roles for black and white females were income and status based. D all of the above.
Graduation ceremonies, weddings, and bar mitzvahs are all examples of _____
a. rites of transference b. rites of passage c. rites of separation d. rites of incorporation
Which perspective is most likely to view work as valuable for society because it teaches people shared values?
a. Functionalism b. Conflict theory c. Symbolic interaction theory d. Social exchange theory