Question

Explain Lewis s 'Culture of Poverty' thesis; the five characteristics and how their lack of a historical perspective dis empowers them from acting in their own interests.

Answer 1

CULTURE OF POVERTY

It is a concept in social theory that expands on the idea the cycle of poverty it attracted academic and policy attention in the 1970s. Survived harsh academic criticism and a made comeback at the beginning of 21st century. It explains one way to to explain how poverty exist despite anti poverty. Critics of the early culture of poverty arguments insist that explanation of poverty must analyse how structural factors interact with unconditional individual characters. Seems human actions is is both constrained and enabled by the meaning people give to their action this dynamic should become Central to our understanding of the production and reproduction of social inequality.

Early proponents of the theory argued that the poor are not only lacking resources but also acquiring a poverty preparing value system. According to anthropologist Oscar Lewis this app culture developed mechanism tend to preputate it, especially e what happens to the world view aspiration and character of the children who grew up in it . Some latest scollars constraint that the poor do not have different values. the term subculture of poverty made its first appearance in Lewis ethnography five families Mexican case studies in the culture of poverty.

THE MYTH OF CULTURE OF POVERTY STATES;

* Poor people are unmotivated and have week work ethics.

* Poor parents uninvolved in their children's learning largely because they do not value education.

* Vah paper are linguistically deficient.