Mary Believes That She Is Poor Because She Feels Inferior,powerless,and

question 41

Multiple Choice

Mary believes that she is poor because she feels inferior,powerless,and lacks work ethic.Mary's beliefs best characterize ______.

• A)Lewis's culture of poverty thesis
• B)Gans's ideas about the functions of the poor
• C)Weber's ideas about class,status,and power
• D)Moore's ideas about welfare dependency

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