The Study of How Race, Class, and Gender Often Result

question 42

Multiple Choice

The study of how race, class, and gender often result in multiple dimensions of disadvantage is called

• A)subculture of poverty theory.
• B)cultural capital theory.
• C)social disorganization theory.
• D)intersection theory.

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