How Would a Feminist Theorist Study the Issue of Poverty

question 24

Multiple Choice

How would a feminist theorist study the issue of poverty?

• A) By looking at how social institutions may contribute to poverty
• B) By looking at how we define poverty and what it means to be poor
• C) By looking at differences in wealth, power, and prestige
• D) By looking at how social structures and policies disadvantage women

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Definitions:

Unconscious

The part of the mind that is inaccessible to the conscious mind but that affects behaviors and emotions.

Psychosexual Development

Freud's theory describing how personality develops during childhood through a series of stages centered on erogenous zones.

Oral Stage

The first stage in Freud’s psychosexual development, characterized by an infant's pleasure centers on the mouth.

Anal

Relating to the anus or rectum, often used in the context of psychosexual stages or cleanliness habits.