Discuss the concept of the culture of poverty and critiques of that idea. What will be an ideal ...

Answer to q. 1

Feedback: Culture of poverty is the idea that the poor have a value system that keeps them and their children in poverty. Believing that those values are transmitted from generation to generation, culture of poverty theorists say that even if poverty were eliminated, the former poor would probably continue to prefer instant gratification, be immoral by middle-class standards, and so on. From this view, the poor have a subculture with values that differ radically from the values of the other social classes and this explains their poverty. Edward Banfield said the poor focused only on the present and not on the future. Critics of the culture of poverty hypothesis argue that the poor are an integral part of U.S. society; they do not abandon the dominant values of the society, but rather, retain them while simultaneously holding an alternative set of values. This alternative set is a result of adaptation to the conditions of poverty.

Answer to q. 2

Feedback: In a caste system like India's, social rank is determined by birth into a particular social group, which establishes one's social position, work, and range of marriage partners. In a social class system like the United States', people are ranked on the basis of income, occupation, and education, or some combination of those things. Position in a caste system is essentially fixed, while position in a social class system has room for mobility.

Answer to q. 3

Feedback: Social differentiation is the process of categorizing people by age, height, occupation, or some other personal attribute. Social stratification is the system of dividing individuals and groups in a vertical arrangement (hierarchy) that differentiates them as superior or inferior. The hierarchies of stratificationclass, race, gender, and sexualityplace groups, families, and individuals in the larger society. The rewards and resources of society are unequally distributed according to this placement. Most crucially, this social location determines for people the chances for a longer, healthier, and more enjoyable life.

Answer to q. 4

Answer: d. Is social stratification universal and necessary?

Answer to q. 5

Answer: a. Karl Marx

Answer to q. 6

Answer: c. conflict

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