Sociology

·       Supported the idea that poverty results from ignorance and structural barriers, not from failings in the morality of the person.

·       It is a science guided by the understanding that our lives are affected not only by our dividual characteristics but by powerful social forces and out place in the social world.

·       It is the settlement house Jane and Ellen gates Starr decided to create in Chicago.

·       He implied that personal values may impact social research, and therefore sociologist must strive to put such values aside when they make their analyses.

·       She critiqued traditional sociology for adopting an “objectifying discourse, when sociologists use census data and labour statistics to describe and understand social behaviour, they are ignoring the lived experiences of individuals.

They focuses on the inequality of women as a cause of their poverty.

·       Is a theoretical perspective that views society as various groups that are in constant struggle over scarce resources.

·       Refers to a group of people who live in a defined territory and who share social structures and who interact with each other.

·       Is the ability to understand how social forces influence the lives of individuals.

·       Is a small-scale perspective.