Individualistic explaination of Poverty
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- Individualistic explanation of Poverty
- Herbert Spencer
- 19th Century English sociologist
- anyone who was poor only had themselves to blame
- 1971
- What did Spencer argue?
- it is unnatural to help those who are lazy
- lazy people do not deserve to eat
- the only people who should get help are the long-term ill and the disabled
- Evaluaton
- outdated - does not relate to modern day
- not all the poor people are lazy
- not widely accepted in todays society
- Evaluation
- some people are poor due to laziness
- takes into account that there needs to be a hierarchy into society
- takes those who are disadvantaged into account (disabled)
- Herbert Spencer
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