Practice mode Social Stratification

What do critics of the culture of poverty thesis argue?

Correct answer D. The poor have had their access to achievement blocked by the social order

Explanation

Critics say poverty is caused by blocked opportunities, such as poor jobs and discrimination, rather than by the values of the poor, who largely share mainstream aspirations.

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