In His Cultural-Situational Approach to Explaining Persistent Poverty,Herbert Gans Argues

question 30

Multiple Choice

In his cultural-situational approach to explaining persistent poverty,Herbert Gans argues
That the solution to poverty lies in __________.

• A)programs that help the poor to overcome the debilitating influences of their culture of poverty
• B)adjustments in the economic system so that the introduction of technology doesn't displace workers
• C)altering the situational factors that cause poverty
• D)discovering the factors that constrain poor people from taking new opportunities that conflict with their present cultural values
• E)working with the agents of socialization so that only one dominant set of values is internalized by all groups and classes in the population

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Definitions:

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