According to Sociologist Herbert Gans, Poverty Is Functional Because

According to sociologist Herbert Gans, poverty is functional because:

A) the poor rely on food banks, soup kitchens, and clothing thrift stores to survive.
B) the poor absorb the costs of societal change and community growth.
C) the poor are relatively isolated from the rest of the population.
D) the poor are chronically unemployed or drift in and out of jobs.
E) the poor are less healthy than those at higher SES levels.