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culture of poverty: a standalone construct

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cultureof poverty1 CONSTRUCTCulture of povertyLEWIS · SOCIAL WORK

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the contested idea that long-term poverty produces a shared way of life and set of attitudes passed on across generations.

In social work, culture of poverty refers to the contested idea that long-term poverty produces a shared way of life and set of attitudes passed on across generations. This meaning comes from Lewis (1966) in Scientific American.[1]

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  1. Lewis, O. (1966). The Culture of Poverty. Scientific American, 215(4), 19-25. https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican1066-19

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