[填空题]Much has been written about poverty but none of the accounts seem to get at the root of the problem. It must be noted that the debilitating effects of poverty are not only the result of lack of money but are also the result of powerlessness. The poor are (36) to their social situation instead of being able to affect it through action, that is, through behavior that flows from an individual’s decisions and plans. In other words, when social scientists have reported on the psychological consequences of poverty, it seems (37) to believe that they have described the psychological consequences of powerlessness. The (38) to poverty most frequently suggested is to help the poor (39) more money without otherwise changing the present power relationships. This appears to (40) the idea of equality while avoiding any unnecessary threat to the established centers of power. But since the consequences of poverty are (41) to powerlessne