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Voluntary Associations and the Social Integration of the Poor
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Curtis, Russell L., Jr.; Zurcher, Louis A., Jr. – Social Problems, 1971
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Intergroup Relations, Participation, Poverty Programs
The Culture of Poverty Revisited: A Strategy for Research
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Fave, L. Richard Della – Social Problems, 1974
Summarizes two opposing approaches, explicates Rodman's concept of "the lower class value stretch," devises a conceptual scheme based upon the explication, derives a set of general hypotheses, and applies the hypotheses to some of the key issues in the culture of poverty debate. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Intergroup Relations
The Culture of Poverty Debate: Some Additional Data
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Coward, Barbara E.; And Others – Social Problems, 1974
Reviews briefly the state of comparative empirical research on the culture of poverty, and examines the extent to which the authors' findings, based on a re-analysis of a community survey, lend support to poverty culture arguments. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Surveys, Cultural Influences, Family Structure