socilogy- poverty

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JOHN KINCAID (1979)
MARXIST- "Some are rich because others are poor". Poverty is to be expected as a feature of a capitalist soceity
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WESTGAARD
MARXIST -we give welfare benefits to the proletariats to prevent them from protesting
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MILIBAND (1974)
MARXIST-The poor aren't separate only the worst off. talks about how the poor in soceity don't have the economic or political power to get out of poverty
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GANZ (1973)
FUNCTIONALIST- "poverty survives because it is useful to a number of people"- Poverty creates a whole new job sector, poverty means that undesired jobs get done and poverty maintains the norms by showing the traits which are not desirable in society.
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DAVIS AND MOORE
FUNCTIONALIST- Inequalities are necessary to maintain soceity. some people are just naturally cleverer hence we need qualified professionals in soceity so it is only right to support and help those who are able to achieve.
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DAVID MARSLAND
DC- the welfare state has created poverty because it has lead to people developing a dependency culture which allows them to think they can survive on just benefits
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ANDERSON AND MURRAY (1990)
DC- welfare has created an underclass which is stuck in the poverty trap because surviving on benefits is often better for individual than working
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FRANK FIELD
DC- a weakness of dc would be that frank field believes it is not welfare which is creating poverty but instead a lack of resources which limits poorer people from participating in society.
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TOWNSEND
DC- its a lack of opportunities which places people in poverty not a dependency culture
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MARXIST -we give welfare benefits to the proletariats to prevent them from protesting

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WESTGAARD

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MARXIST-The poor aren't separate only the worst off. talks about how the poor in soceity don't have the economic or political power to get out of poverty

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FUNCTIONALIST- "poverty survives because it is useful to a number of people"- Poverty creates a whole new job sector, poverty means that undesired jobs get done and poverty maintains the norms by showing the traits which are not desirable in society.

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Card 5

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FUNCTIONALIST- Inequalities are necessary to maintain soceity. some people are just naturally cleverer hence we need qualified professionals in soceity so it is only right to support and help those who are able to achieve.

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