Illustrate Conservative and Liberal Definitions of "Poverty

question 41

Essay

Illustrate conservative and liberal definitions of "poverty." How do these understandings focus the way each party views the poor? And how do those understandings influence the creation of social welfare programs?

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Definitions:

Retrieval Cues

Stimuli that assist in the recall of information stored in memory; these cues can trigger memories to resurface.

Recognition

The cognitive process of identifying a previously encountered stimulus, distinguishing it from new stimuli.

Recall

The ability to access and retrieve information from memory without the assistance of cues, distinguishing it from recognition.

Amygdala

A region of the brain that is involved in experiencing emotions, particularly fear and pleasure.