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waynest

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William J. Wilson argues that the ghetto poor endure because of the disappearance of low-skill jobs in the past 30 years or so. Discuss how this view differs from the explanation that might be offered by William Graham Sumner.
 
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Discuss how each of the two main approaches to understanding social problems would explain a social problem like recidivism.
 
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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include the following:
1. Outline the ways in which William J. Wilsons viewpoint represents an example of the system-blame approach.
2. Define Social Darwinism.
3. Describe how William Graham Sumners viewpoint represents an example of the person-blame approach.
4. Compare and contrast the main differences between how a system-blame approach and a social Darwinist perspective view a social problem like poverty.
5. Conclude by summarizing which perspective current U.S. policy reflects.

Answer to Question 2

Ideal Answer: The ideal answer should include the following:
1. Define the two main approaches to studying social problems (person-blame and system-blame).
2. Define recidivism.
3. Outline how the person-blame approach explains recidivism.
4. Outline how the system-blame approach explains recidivism.
5. Conclude by giving an example of a sociological approach to solving recidivism using the system-blame approach.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thank you :)


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