Rank the following perspectives of poverty in order of importance:
cultural capital (importance of acquired knowledge)
social capital (importance of associations)
Marxist (class conflict, base/superstructure, ideology)
Weber (multi-dimensional [economic, status, party], importance of skill)
Anticlassist (middle-class/poor conflict, Gans)
Feminist
Antiracist
Culture of poverty
Social structural (Wilson, globalization, deindustrialization)
Biological (Social Darwinism, Murray)
Welfare dependency (don't want to move 5 miles)
Rank the following solutions in order of importance:
Increase cultural capital (intensive funding to create enriched environments for the poor)
Increase social capital (remove network barriers, increase opportunities for association, e.g., mentoring and networking programs)
Abolish capitalism, create a society that removes the coercive elements of capitalism (e.g., Wright and Burawoy)
More responsible government (follow the model of Scandinavian countries)
Attack classism everywhere and in all its forms
Attack sexism everywhere and in all its forms
Attack racism everywhere and in all its forms
Transform the culture of the poor (Cosby)
Provide opportunities (Wilson)
Eugenics
Eliminate welfare
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