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sociology - poverty

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Decks in this class (14)

defining and measuring poverty
What are the two main definitions...,
What is absoloute poverty,
What is relative poverty
10  cards
subjective poverty
Define subjective poverty,
What is the offical poverty line,
What is the minimum income standard
4  cards
cultural explanations
What are cultural explantions,
What did oscar lewis 1950 discove...,
List four features of the poor ac...
10  cards
structural explanations
What are structural and material ...,
State the two main explanations w...,
Whose political ideologies does t...
16  cards
distribution of wealth
Define wealth give examples of we...,
Define income give examples,
Define disposable income
23  cards
the welfare state
When was the welfare state implem...,
What was the purpose of the welfa...,
What caused the welfare state to ...
8  cards
welfare provisions
What is meant by the term welfare...,
What is the mixed economy and why...,
List the 4 types of welfare provi...
24  cards
government responses to poverty - social democracy
Time frame,
Who did the social democracts inc...,
Who was the beginning of the welf...
7  cards
government responses to poverty - new right
Give 1 significant individual inv...,
Give 1 significant individual inv...,
What governement party is involve...
11  cards
government responses to poverty - the third way
Time frame,
Which government party was involved,
Which 2 people were primarily inv...
16  cards
government responses to poverty - neoliberalism
Time frame,
What type of government was neoli...,
What was the central focus
24  cards
intro to work
Define labour processes,
List 3 examples of how labour pro...,
Define divisions of labour
39  cards
worklessness
What does the term worklessness r...,
List 3 possible reasons as to why...,
List the 6 reasons for unemployment
22  cards
globalisation and work
What is globalisation,
Give 2 examples of the impact tha...,
What 2 types of jobs has globalis...
11  cards

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