Describe the difference between structural explanations of poverty and cultural explanations of poverty.

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Describe the difference between structural explanations of poverty and cultural explanations of poverty. Why do sociologists tend to side more with structural explanations? How does residential segregation have an effect on the cycle of poverty? How does this relate to the episodes of The Wire we viewed this week? Then, discuss the following: What is the “code of the street?” What are the differences between “decent” people and “street” people? What is the impact of neighborhood street culture on violent juvenile delinquency? Do Duquan, Michael, Randy and Namond follow a so called “code of the street?” How? Describe in detail and explicitly relate it to the readings from the book.

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