The Anthropologist Lewis Calls a Fatalistic Belief System Held by the Poor

question 26

Multiple Choice

The anthropologist Lewis calls a fatalistic belief system held by the poor as an adaptation to systemic discrimination a "culture of __________."

• A)poverty
• B)resentment
• C)dependency
• D)dis-entitlement

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Definitions:

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