According to Functionalists, Poverty Exists Because

question 49

Multiple Choice

According to functionalists, poverty exists because

• A)poor people lack skills to do better.
• B)it contributes in some way to the stability of the overall society.
• C)poor people lack the drive to do better.
• D)somebody has to be on the bottom.

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