Sociology A-Level
Cultural explanations
What Cultural explanations means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cultural explanations
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Explanations for the persistence of poverty such as the 'underclass' thesis, which argues welfare dependency traps individuals in poverty across generations.
Topics that use Cultural explanations
- Work, Poverty and Welfare (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Globalisation
- Ideological perspectives on welfare
- Inequality and market-based solutions
- Life chances
- Relative poverty
- Social inequality
- Social policy and state intervention
- The mixed economy of welfare
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