Sociology - THEORIES OF POVERTY

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2 types of poverty
absolute or relative
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1st study
oscar lewis - CULTURE OF POVERTY - culture is learned,shared and transmitted through generations creating a CYCLE OF POVERTY; not psychologically geared; don't use institutions so isolate themselves- SOCIAL SEGREGATION
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2nd study
SITUATIONAL CONSTRAINTS- don't have differing norms/values, if poverty removed would have no difficulty taking on opporunities
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3rd study - contrast lewis
SOCIAL EXCLUSION - poor are shut out from mainstream society
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4th study - contrast
new right Murray - feckless UNDERCLASS with differing norms/values, welfare dependancy = don't try, too generous; do these labels just exclude them in SOCIAL EXCLUSION??
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unemployment
central cause of poverty; imposed on people during recession, not a choice; poverty may be reduced if benefits increased
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marxist view of poverty + study
benefits bourgeoisie who maintain profits, reserve army of labour is desperate for work so can keep wages low. Milliband disagree with murray; not their fault, disadvantaged due to class
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women and poverty - 2 studies + resulting idea
Sinclair - unpaid carers and lone parents and lower wages; Glendinning + Millar - assumption that females depend on men; triple shift + stress of poverty creates negative effects on health
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employment and inequality - zero hours
on call, paid for work done, for those not best option to employer
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employment and inequality - zero hours - for employee and employer
employee - flexible, but no rights and insecure; employer - cost effective, control and choice, don't have to meet rights
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2 viewpoints of zero hours
marxists - exploits proletariat by keeping in reserve army of labour; marxists feminists - continues patriarchy/capitalism as women in dual burden may see as only option
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oscar lewis - CULTURE OF POVERTY - culture is learned,shared and transmitted through generations creating a CYCLE OF POVERTY; not psychologically geared; don't use institutions so isolate themselves- SOCIAL SEGREGATION

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2nd study

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3rd study - contrast lewis

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