Lesson 5.5
5.5 Poverty as a social issue Quiz: WJEC Eduqas Sociology, Unit 5
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The 20 questions
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What term describes a lack of the minimum resources needed for basic physical survival?
- Absolute poverty
- Social exclusion
- Relative poverty
- Material deprivation
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What term describes having significantly fewer resources than the average standard in society?
- Absolute poverty
- Basic poverty
- Fixed poverty
- Relative poverty
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Which concept developed by Townsend measures an inability to participate in normal societal activities?
- Material exclusion
- Class deprivation
- Relative deprivation
- Absolute deprivation
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What term describes going without everyday goods and services considered essential by society?
- Structural poverty
- Relative poverty
- Material deprivation
- Cultural deprivation
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Which demographic group is statistically most prone to poverty in the UK?
- Retired couples
- Lone parents
- Dual professionals
- High earners
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Whose sociological theory links the underclass to a specific culture of poverty?
- Karl Marx
- Charles Murray
- Max Weber
- Peter Townsend
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What term describes disadvantage being transmitted across generations?
- Poverty loop
- Cycle of deprivation
- Welfare trap
- Social mobility
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What term describes being cut off from normal social, economic and political participation?
- Social inclusion
- Social mobility
- Social exclusion
- Social integration
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What policies and practices aim to enable people to take part fully in society?
- Social stratification
- Social inclusion
- Social exclusion
- Class division
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What has globalisation created regarding economic security for different groups?
- Mixed outcomes
- Universal poverty
- Guaranteed wealth
- Total equality
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Which perspective views poverty as resulting from structural economic inequality?
- Sociological view
- Genetic view
- Fatalistic view
- Solely individualistic view
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What income threshold is commonly used to measure relative poverty in the UK?
- Minimum wage level
- Above average wage
- Below median income
- Fixed subsistence line
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Lacking essential household items and heating due to low income is an example of what?
- Absolute wealth
- Cultural capital
- Material deprivation
- Relative mobility
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What did Murray argue was a negative consequence of state welfare?
- Stronger work ethic
- Increased equality
- Welfare dependence
- Enhanced social mobility
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Which sociological term describes poverty passing down from parents to their children?
- Social exclusion
- Culture of poverty
- Cycle of deprivation
- Relative deprivation
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What is a major sociological criticism of the culture of poverty argument?
- Measures income only
- Ignores cultural values
- Exaggerates state benefits
- Blames the poor
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Which concept recognises that disadvantage involves multiple linked issues beyond just low income?
- Material deprivation
- Absolute poverty
- Social exclusion
- Economic growth
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What is a common impact of globalisation on employment and poverty in Western nations?
- Job losses
- Universal employment
- Higher tax caps
- Guaranteed wages
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Which type of poverty measures a household against the general standards of living in society?
- Absolute poverty
- Subsistence poverty
- Extreme poverty
- Relative poverty
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What term describes the income threshold used to identify households living in poverty?
- Wealth ceiling
- Tax threshold
- Minimum wage
- Poverty line
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