SOC 215 Lecture : SOC 215 Lecture note 4
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Deconstructing the underclass : the deserving poor (laid off workers, hurricane katrina victims, disabled, elderly, the undeserving poor (ppl who lost money gambling, able bodied but refuse to work, oscar lewis culture of poverty ppl are poor because a failure to adapt to cultural norms, cultural deficiency explanation for poverty. 3 vows: some features of a culture of poverty, a present orientation, a fatalistic view of the world, female headed families, a high rate of abandonment of wives/children, alcoholism, drug use, use of violence to settle disputes, critique: he"s listing effects not causes of poverty, c. p.
