Cho Is Working on Poverty Reduction in a Philadelphia Public

question 30

Multiple Choice

Cho is working on poverty reduction in a Philadelphia public housing development.In the analysis he writes after the project,he uses Mario Luis Small's idea of "culture as frames" instead of Oscar Lewis's "culture of poverty" because the "culture of poverty" thesis:

• A) does not include recommendations for public housing.
• B) is less popular among sociologists today than it used to be.
• C) applies only to Mexico.
• D) tends to blame the poor.

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Definitions:

Proximately Caused

A legal principle that limits the damages a plaintiff can recover to those which are directly related to the defendant's actions.

Proximate Cause

A legal concept that links a defendant’s conduct with the plaintiff's injury or damage, establishing liability based on the foreseeability of the harm.

Unforeseeable Consequences

Outcomes that could not have been predicted or expected based on the information available at the time of decision or action.

Superseding Causes

Events that occur after a defendant's negligent act, breaking the chain of causation and relieving the defendant of liability.