Wpw - Explanations And Solutions

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cult exp 1 - LEWIS

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blames indiv way of life. LEWIS south Africa way of life diff n&vs. fatalism and immediate grat. continuing cycle. 'low level literacy and ed.' 'very little use banks hospitals dep stores museums art galleries.' 'hatred of police mistrust of govt.' - can this be applied to modern day uk? - measure/studying n&vs subjective. - ignores lack of jobs of time (1968)

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cult exp 2 - MURRAY

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NR perspective: MURRAY. Thatcherism. right wing C is best way to run econ, should allow people make as much money, lazy people shouldn't rely on govt benefits. Underclass. no reason in uk - NHS etc. underclass = people who don't want to work: illegitimacy, violent crime, econ inactivity. people have themselves to blame if poor.

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Quotes and criticisms of MURRAY

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he is 'a visitor from a plague area come to see if the disease is spreading' 'in communities without fathers kids tend to run wild.' 'it is all horribly sexist, I know. It also tends to be true.' - GALLIE no proof diff attitudes to work - no uc. - KEMPSON not an underclass aspirations just like everyone, bit to spare. - ALCOCK: compares modern fams to golden Victoria era which didn't exist. - lack jobs in some areas - victim blaming could be fault of govt or soc - marriage is best is subjective.

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structural exp 1 - MARXIST

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blames existence persistence on wider soc or govt. Marxism: caused by C and inev under. all proletariat are poor. bourgeoise pay low wages to max profit, keeping them poor. false consciousness thinking wages fair. - not all are poor footballers? - looking at ineq not poverty - assumes will disappear under com but many have severe poverty - ignores policies designed to help recently ie minimum wage tax credit

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struc 2 - SOC DEM

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C is acceptable w govt intervention, provide range benefits for poor, rich pay high tax to help poor.
FIELD - poverty persists bc poverty trap 'situ where financially worse off if take job due to lack of benefits, transport cost and cost childcare.' - outdated: new labour intro tax credits and sure start free nursery places. - MURRAY: he ignores fact shouldn't be lone parents in first place.

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struc 3 - CYCLE OF DEPRIVATION

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COATES AND SILBURN 1970. St Anns Notts. born into poverty but poor have same norms and values. caused by low pay, lack of jobs, low schools, housing. society to blame not poverty. - can really blame surroundings? all schools ofsted, min wage, tax credits. - assumes no free will.

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Functionalist exp

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GANS. persists and exists bc func. 13 funcs some for indiv, some for soc: creates jobs for mc police officers, helps econ old cars bought by poor, out of date food etc., ensures dull dangerous dirty jobs taken. - not functional for those experiencing poverty - MURRAY: uc not help econ, just claim benefits while committing crime.

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LEWIS' solution

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educate the poor: teach them mainstream n&vs hard work academic success & deferred grat.
- but all children taught these at school so why exist?

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MURRAY'S solution

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MURRAYS solution eliminate all benefits for unmarried women so women want kids have to get married. choose good providers. barbarian males find good jobs. access to reg sex calm men down. no time for crime. no more underclass. - single mothers and children could starve to death - extreme - force people into marriage? - what above divorced people? - marriage isn't always best, employed male head still be poor.

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MARXIST solution

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abolish cap and it will disappear. to do this wc must realise exploitation and unite and fight > revolt. bourgeoisie will be overthrown. c will be replaced with com. everyone equal so no poverty. - there is a lot of poverty in modern communist countries.

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SOC DEM solution

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social policy. policies on edu employment families welfare etc. FIELD: more generous universal available to all regardless of income eradicate poverty trap enable people to work so prevent poverty NL may have done this with min wage etc. (gone too far: Sugar.) - if can be solved by soc policy - why still exist?

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CYCLE DEP solution

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social policy key. edu young people, enc further and higher edu should break cycle.

- people experiencing least likely go to uni due to fear of debt. - some graduates today poor or unemployed

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FUNCTIONALIST solution

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Poverty functional so no solution needed