The term feminization of poverty refers to_____________?

A. the way in which managing a budget and avoiding poverty tends to be a womens responsibility within the home

B. the critical deconstruction of poverty by feminist theorists

C. womens increased chances of being in poverty due to low pay and greater welfare dependency

D. the disproportionate number of female sociologists who do research on poverty

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