Evaluate the results of studies carried out to investigate the effects of poverty on peoples life chances.

Topic: Poverty And Social Policy
Order Description
Focusing on housing health or education critically explain the meaning and causes of poverty together with the impact of markets and the strengths and weaknesses of current policy on that topic.
1.1 Give a critical explanation of the meaning of the term poverty.
2.1 Compare and contrast two current theories on the causes of poverty in relation to the issue you are exploring.
3.1 Identify and assess contemporary strategies for remedial action (e.g. targeting universality) in terms of addressing the problem of poverty.
3.2 Evaluate the results of studies carried out to investigate the effects of poverty on peoples life chances.
4.1 Assess the impact of markets on the provision of housing health or employment in Britain.
5.1 Outline and discuss strengths and weaknesses of current policy on the issue you are investigating.less
Contemporary views should bementioned. Such as: Sociologist theoriest such as
Sen(1985)
Piachaud(1991)
Alcock(1997)
Townsand
Spicker(1993)
Bradshaw
Rowntree
Their view about Poverty. And Marxist view of Poverty