Homeless People Are a Constituency Largely Without a Voice

question 35

Multiple Choice

Homeless people are a constituency largely without a voice. However, until an organization such as Canada Without Poverty can coherently organize this constituency to become an effective source for change, the poor will remain poor. Which theoretical perspective would endorse this statement?

• A)resource mobilization theory
• B)value-added theory
• C) relative deprivation theory
• D) state-centred theory

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Definitions:

Medical Systems

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Non-Hispanic White

A demographic category referring to people not of Hispanic or Latino origin but identified as white.

Introjection

A psychological process wherein an individual unconsciously adopts the ideas or attributes of others as part of themselves.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals or the ego to protect against anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.