Which school of thought employed the Marxian Theory to explain the basic cause of poverty and social inequality?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Radical School
Human geography saw the rise of three new schools of thought in the 1970s: welfare or humanistic, radical and behavioural.
Option (1) Radical School — Correct. It used Marxian theory to explain the basic cause of poverty, deprivation and social inequality. It linked the social problems of today to the development of capitalism.
Option (2) Welfare School — Incorrect. This school dealt with the social well-being of people, such as housing, health and education.
Option (3) Behavioural School — Incorrect. This school stressed lived experience and how social groups based on ethnicity, race and religion see space.
Option (4) Post-Modernism — Incorrect. This approach came in the 1990s. It questioned grand generalisations and stressed understanding each local context in its own right.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2026 on 24-05-2026 (Slot 2) and 13-05-2026 (Slot 2), in CUET (UG) 2024 on 19-07-2024 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 10-06-2023 (Slot 1).
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