The ________ Hypothesis Says That the Poor Have Different Values

question 78

Multiple Choice

The ________ hypothesis says that the poor have different values and lifestyles from the rest of society, and this explains poverty.

• A) biological determinism
• B) culture-of-poverty
• C) social Darwinism
• D) differential association

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