Describe how income inequality and poverty are explained by the structural functional, conflict, and symbolic interaction perspectives. What is at least one shortcoming of each theory?

Henry George and William Graham Sumner both wrote in the late nineteenth century about poverty and inequality in the industrial era, but from very different angles.  How did each of these men view the situation, and what response from the government did they advocate?  (Please do NOT answer this question by searching for the life stories of these two men.  Please just summarize their ideas concisely, based on your comprehension of them.)

b) Discuss the key features of the pre-industrial world that made the economy "Malthusian," in particular explain which features are critical to explaining the Malthusian poverty trap?

Assignment 4 on Global Poverty and Stratification Questions for "Global Poverty” (section 2.5 of Chapter 2) and the Film The End of Poverty? 1. In section 2.5 of Chapter 2, what are the different variables that sociologists collect data on to empirically understand how global inequality affects the quality of life of people across countries/populations? Identify and explain each of these variables. (1 point) The End of Poverty? Questions (documentary can also be viewed using the video lectures which include my commentary) 2. How did the global economy emerge? (1 point) 3. How did "dependency" emerge within the global economic system? (1 point) 4. How does "a locked economy"--monoculture and dependency keep poor countries poor? (1 point) 5. How were people forced into a commodity/money economy? (1 point) 6. After WWII, how have the rich countries maintained control over the economies of the poorer countries? (1 point) 7. Why is poverty worse in poorer countries compared to poverty in…

Explain how institutional discrimination can happen in a contemporary society. Please give one contemporary example.

If a society decides to reduce the level of economic inequality, which of the following would help accomplish this?   Question 24 options:   higher estate taxes   spending on lower income schools   redistribution from those with high incomes to those with low incomes   all of the above

Identify national strategies to target social exclusion and poverty.

please help me with 3 and 4. Thank you

Explain how the Economic Opportunity Act and the War on Poverty caused a shift in social work's views on social welfare and the profession itself. Support your explanation with scholarly readings.

In social welfare programs, there is no way to change either the benefit reduction rate or the benefit guarantee to simultaneously achieve all three goals of encouraging work, redistributing more income and lowering costs. What is this dilemma called?