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EY67

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Describe the basic insights about income inequality and poverty offered by the structural functional, social conflict, feminist, and symbolic interaction theories of poverty. What is one weakness of each theory?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is intersection theory? Provide data that support this analysis of economic inequality.
 
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manuelcastillo

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

 Structural-functional: some poverty is inevitable. Social pathology, social disorganization theories.
 Symbolic-interaction: defining the problem; blaming the victim
 Social-conflict: poverty can be eliminated. Karl Marx, multicultural theory
 Feminist: feminist theory, intersection theory

Answer to Question 2

 Some categories of people face multiple disadvantages based on a combination of class, race, ethnicity, and gender.
 Non-white men earn less than white men; women earn less than men; so non-white women have a combined disadvantage


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