首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Low wages, chronic unemployment and underemployment lead to low income, lack of property ownership, absence of savings, absence
Low wages, chronic unemployment and underemployment lead to low income, lack of property ownership, absence of savings, absence
admin
2019-09-17
42
问题
Low wages, chronic unemployment and underemployment lead to low income, lack of property ownership, absence of savings, absence of food reserves in the home, and a chronic shortage of cash. These conditions reduce the possibility of effective participation in the larger economic system. As a response to these conditions, we find in the
culture of poverty
a high
incidence
of pawning personal goods, borrowing from local money-lenders at higher rates of interest, spontaneous informal credit devices organized by neighbors, the use of second-hand clothing and furniture, and the pattern of frequent buying of small quantities of food many times a day as the need arises.
People with a culture of poverty produce very little wealth and receive very little in return. They have a low level of
literacy
and education, usually do not belong to labor unions, are not members of political parties, generally do not participate in the national welfare agencies, and make very little use of banks, hospitals, department stores, museums or art galleries. They have a critical attitude toward some of the basic institutions of the dominant classes, hatred of the police, mistrust of government and those in high position, and a cynicism which extends even to the church. This gives the culture of poverty a high potential for protest and for being used in political movements aimed against the existing social order.
People with a culture of poverty are aware of middle-class values, talk about them and even claim some of them as their own, but on the whole, they do not live by them. Thus, it is important to
distinguish between what they say and what they do
. For example, many will tell you that marriage by law, by the church, or by both is the ideal form of marriage, but few will marry. To men who have no steady jobs or other sources of income, who do not own property and have no wealth to pass on to their children, who are present-time-oriented and who want to avoid the expense and legal difficulties involved in formal marriage and divorce, free unions or consensual marriages make a lot of sense. Women will often turn down offers of marriage because they feel it ties them down to men who are immature, punishing and generally unreliable. Women feel that consensual union gives them a better break; it gives them some of the freedom and flexibility that men have. By not giving the fathers of their children legal status as husbands, the women have a stronger claim on their children if they decide to leave their men.
It
also gives women exclusive rights to a house or any other property they may own.
The phrase "culture of poverty" underlined in Paragraph 1 suggests that______.
选项
A、there are several classifications of poor people
B、poor people often take pride in their poverty
C、poverty has become a prevalent lifestyle for some people
D、poor people share a common background
答案
C
解析
细节识别。“culture of poverty”在第一段第一次出现,由于它有下画线,所以比较容易识别。当然,本题要考查的是这个术语表明的内容。由于本句提到“We find in the culture of poverty a high incidence of…”,既然发生率很高,那么符合选项C的“a prevalent lifestyle for some people”。【知识拓展】本题有两个词组对应起来就可以找到答案。“high incidence”和“prevalent lifestyle”都表示盛行。另外,“culture of poverty(贫困文化)”是由美国人类学家奥斯卡-刘易斯(Oscar Lewis)于1959年提出的。该理论认为,在社会中,穷人因为贫困而在生活各方面与众不同,形成独特的生活方式。穷人独特的居住方式促进了穷人间的集体互动,使得他们与其他人在社会生活中相对隔离,由此产生一种脱离社会主流文化的贫困亚文化。处于贫困亚文化之中的人有独特的文化观念和生活方式,这种亚文化通过“圈内”交往而得到加强,并且被制度化,进而维持着贫困的生活。在这种环境中长成的下一代会自然地习得贫困文化,于是贫困文化发生世代传递,即使遇到摆脱贫困的机会也难以利用它走出贫困。这正是本题所考查的要点。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/tcwO777K
本试题收录于:
CATTI三级笔译综合能力题库翻译专业资格(CATTI)分类
0
CATTI三级笔译综合能力
翻译专业资格(CATTI)
相关试题推荐
Asahumanbeing,onecanhardlydowithoutafriend.Societyismadeupofindividuals,andmakingfriendsisaveryimportant
HenryFordExperimentingwithhouseholdobjectscanoftengetyoungpeopleintrouble,butforoneintelligent,inquisitiveboy,
IsEarthGettingWarmer?TheNationalAcademyofSciencesclaimedrecentlythatpeopleshouldcautionratherthanpanicaboutth
ItnowappearsthatGleasonwasfarclosertothetruththanClements.Theecologicalcommunityislargelyanaccidentalassembl
EarthScienceNotlongago,theSaharahadadifferentclimate.Whatevidencedoestheprofessormentiontosupportthis?Choo
BiologyAccordingtotheprofessor,whatledscientiststocharacterizetheNightcapOakasprimitive?
Whatdoestheprofessormeanbythefollowingstatement:Althoughhewrotemanyshortstories,itwasapoem,’TheRaven,"that
Whydoesthestudentfeeluncomfortableaboutaskinghisadvisorforaletterofrecommendation?
Theshygirlfeltembarrassedwhenshecouldnotanswerherteacher’squestions.
TheUnitedStatesgovernmentpublishesguidelinesforappropriatenutrientintakes.TheseareknownastheRecommendedDietaryA
随机试题
治疗绦虫病首选药是:
保护易感人群最重要的免疫措施是
男,70岁,上唇一个毛囊尖处出现红肿、疼痛的结节,中央部有灰黄色小脓栓形成,错误的处置是
(2009)钢结构焊件的角焊缝在弯矩、剪力及轴力共同作用下,其强度计算方法,下列哪一种说法是正确的?
在机械设备保证期截止时,卖方提交一些单证后支付合同总价的尾款,下面不属于这些单证的是()。
依次填入横线处最恰当的一项是()。人民决定政党前途。如果自诩高明、脱离了人民,或者______于人民之上,就必将被人民所抛弃。任何政党都是如此,这是历史发展的铁律,古今中外______。
根据下列资料,回答下列题。2011年全国海洋生产总值45570亿元,比上年增长10.4%,占国内生产总值的9.7%。其中,海洋产业增加值26508亿元,海洋相关产业增加值19062亿元。海洋第一产业增加值2327亿元,第二产业增加值21835亿元
关于留置权的特征,下列说法不正确的一项是()
An80-year-oldmanfromCincinnatiinAmericaismakinglegalhistorybysuingdoctorswhosavedhiswife.EdwardWinterhaswit
中国自改革开放以来开发了不少海上油田。
最新回复
(
0
)