Poverty is a set of choices made by unwed mothers that perpetuates crime, deviance, and other pathologies across generations. This statement is an example of ______.

A. social disorganization theory
B. culture of poverty
C. general strain theory
D. poverty complex


Answer: B

Sociology

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a. 1960s. b. 1970s. c. 1980s. d. 1990s.

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