It is not the individual, but a belief system, a way of life, and values, in which she/he is brought up, that is the cause of poverty. This belief system, called the _______________, convinces the person that she/he will continue to remain poor, and the belief is carried over from one generation of the poor to the next.

Poverty cycle Culture of poverty Social disadvantage Poverty

Culture of poverty

It is not the individual, but a belief system, a way of life, and values, in which she/he is brought up, that is the cause of poverty. This belief system, called the ‘culture of poverty’, convinces the person that she/he will continue to remain poor, and the belief is carried over from one generation of the poor to the next.