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1. Explanations of poverty can be classified into three main types. Which three of the following are these?

   1. Individualistic
   2. Cultural
   3. Feminist
   4. New Right
   5. Structural
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2. Individualistic explanations of poverty tend to classify the poor as deserving or undeserving. Which three of the following groups would be seen by these authors as undeserving?

   1. The unemployed
   2. The disabled
   3. The elderly
   4. Single mothers
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3. Individualistic explanations of poverty tend to classify the poor as deserving or undeserving. Which one of the following groups would be seen as deserving?

   1. The unemployed
   2. The disabled
   3. The elderly
   4. Single mothers
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4. Cultural explanations of poverty say that the poor have different values from mainstream culture. What kind of explanation is this? (choose one answer)

   1. Subcultural
   2. Marxist
   3. Functionalist
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5. Which one of the following is a definition of the structural explanation of poverty?

   1. The poor are those with different values from other people
   2. The poor are those who have been unlucky in life
   3. The poor are a lazy and irresponsible group
   4. The poor are those at the bottom of an unequal society
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6. True or false? Functionalists argue that a solution to poverty would involve redistributing wealth

   1. False
   2. True
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7. True or false? Marxists would argue that a solution to poverty would involve reducing inequality.

   1. True
   2. False
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8. The Labour government has said that it will abolish child poverty. How would Marxists view this claim? (choose one answer)

   1. They would think it is possible and is likely to happen
   2. They would think it is possible but unlikely to happen
   3. They would see it as impossible at the moment
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9. Which three of the following would feminists argue would help women in poverty?

   1. A higher minimum wage
   2. More free childcare
   3. Higher pensions
   4. Lower taxes
   5. An Equal Pay Act
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10. How does a structural explanation of poverty differ from a cultural explanation? (choose one answer)

    1. It looks at the structure of society rather than the characteristics of the poor
    2. It looks at the values and situation of the poor
    3. It interviews small samples of people experiencing poverty
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