The functional analysis perspective describes poverty as essential to the structure of society. Because poverty has always been important to the rich, it is difficult to predict how society would function if these structures changed. Overall, for functional analysis, poverty is crucial in order to maintain the balance of power. As we mentioned earlier, poverty helps you accomplish tasks that others cannot do. Furthermore, the poor can even help the rich by demanding work. However, even though poverty can be seen as positive from the perspective of functional analysis, the situation of the poor can be seen as unjust from the perspective of conflict theory. Because the poor tend to have fewer advantages in society, they have difficulty accessing the resources available to the rich. Poor people are usually limited from moving forward due to their environment or upbringing. Because the rich will always have this power, it is almost impossible for the poor to advance. Ultimately, the symbolic interactionism perspective shows that poverty has its stigma. For most rich people, the poor are still seen as a whole. Therefore, if a poor woman works as a stripper, then those moving out of poverty will assume that all poor people have "low" jobs. This is the image that the upper class receives, and it gives them a sense of poverty. In conclusion, poverty is a topic that can be defined from the perspectives of functional analysis, conflict theory and symbolic interactionism. All of these sociological perspectives show poverty as an essential social element in the structure of society. But it's also a group that strives for equality, which causes the rich to develop a generalization based on their own identity.