the key to the critical thinking piece is pulling out the most interesting, commentary and detailed discussion you are able to draw out of the article(Seccombe et. al. “‘They think you ain’t much of nothing’: The Social Construction of the Welfare Mother”) . Then answer these questions : what different a picture of poverty do we get from structural arguments like (C) segmented labor market, or (D) mismatch theories of urban poverty? (A) What (combined) image of urban poverty does the dual city hypothesis offer? (B) What factors today limit the political voice of urban populations? (C) What conclusions do West or Lott make about the kinds of solutions needed for urban minority poverty and socially corrosive problems of crime? (D) What are the (cultural or structural) obstacles discussed for African American (middle class) suburbs and how does this challenge the account William J Wilson or Lott offer for the obstacles urban minority poor face? then read (Where is the land of opportunity) and compare also compare the uploaded chapter pages to the articles