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This 6 page paper explores the root causes of poverty. The author considers the contention of author John Iceland that poverty is a relative phenomenon. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Poverty, unfortunately, is a fact of life not just in third world nations but right here in the United States. The patterns of poverty and inequality
which exist in our society have resulted in deep social stratification. There are, of course, various ways to explain poverty. Unfortunately, most explanations serve to incite anger in
those to whom the accusatory finger points. The prevailing explanations of poverty are controversial at best. Despite what some have contended, there is no one reason for poverty.
There is a diversity of reasons and these reasons relate not just to the individual but to societal structure as well. The
neoclassical economic theory purports that factors such as an individuals family background can affect their economic well being (Iceland, 2006). Social stratification is explained in sociological theory as being
affected by a diversity of factors (Iceland, 2006). These factors include race and ethnicity as well as gender and culture (Iceland, 2006).
Under Marxist thought society is stratified into two major classes, the very poor and the very rich. These classes are the bourgeoisie and proletariat (Iceland, 2006).
While Marx acknowledged the existence of an intermediary classes, he claims that these classes will eventually disappear in society. Marx proposed an address of this situation by calling for
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