“America the land of opportunities is currently going through one of the worst poverty rates in over 50 years” said Michael Karibian researcher and journalist on poverty. Many people are in poverty and they have no one to blame but themselves. People remain in poverty for the reason that they do not have the desire to change and be successful and take charge of their own life; anyone can avoid poverty although the problem is people’s attitudes towards change. It can be easy to simply give up and blame others for their misfortune but in reality those people only have themselves to blame for their own misfortune in life. Getting out of poverty is difficult but it is not impossible for those who are willing to take control of their lives and no longer be a victim of thee own mistakes. America has opportunities for everyone who desires to avoid poverty by making smart choices, getting a good education and neglecting bad influences.
People are quick to blame the government for all the poverty in America when in reality they only have themselves to blame for their own misfortune. “They didn’t run as fast as everyone else, and if they ran faster, they’d do better” said Allan G. Johnson. The point of this quote is that if people do not try to get themselves back up they will not succeed and stay where they are at. It is true that there are uncontrollable external factors built into politics that can intensify the challenges to make the smartest choices, which are not always the easiest or obvious, but the blame must be placed on individuals because poverty has a partial but direct correlation to individuals choices they make. A reason for the poverty rates in America are because communities have established a poverty culture. An article ...
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... the line by trying them. Girls who get pregnant at a young age have no one to blame but themselves unless they were raped. All these things can happen to both rich people and poor people although people that live in poverty will have a harder time getting past all the negative influences then rich people, but that does not mean it is not impossible for them to have a successful life as long they focus on being successful anyone form any background can make it in life.
Living in poverty is not a matter of bad luck it is a matter of individuals lacking the determination to be someone in life and always trying to take the easy way out. Those who are determined in life can be anything they want no matter their background. America has opportunities for everyone who desires to avoid poverty by making smart choices, getting a good education and neglecting bad influences.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that america has one of the worst poverty rates in over 50 years. people remain in poverty because they do not have the desire to change and take charge of their own life.
- Analyzes how people blame the government for all the poverty in america when in reality they only have themselves to blame for their own misfortune.
- Explains that most americans see welfare as a lifestyle and not as short-term safety net which is the whole point of welfare.
- Explains that people were responsible for themselves and the economy was better. now that the poverty rates are sky high people lose motivation to try and find a job because they prefer to live off the government
- Explains that high school dropout rates in america are costing $1.8 billion in lost tax revenue every year.
- Explains that finding jobs with a high school diploma is hard not having one makes it just that much harder. getting through college is not impossible as long as they focus on the well-being of their future.
- Opines that people who want to be having a secure job should continue to go to school to get their bachelors degree to lower the chances of living in poverty.
- Argues that teen pregnancies don't end well for the baby, and that the increase in child poverty began in 1980 and 1996 due to single teenage mothers trying to take care of their kids.
- Explains that people are quick to make excuses of why they can't be successful in life when the only people holding them back are themselves. people that start to use drugs often tend to be in low income neighborhoods.
- Analyzes how the economist cost of drug abuse in the united states was estimated at $193 billion in 2007. drug dealers are not part of the american workforce because all the money they make is tax free.
- Explains that drug dealers often end up in jail and use the prison system to help care for prisoners. the tax dollars of hard-working americans go to support the drug dealer, court fees, and family money.
- Opines that people who were inmates in jail do background checks before hiring people and if they do manage to get a job it will be low paying with little to non-health benefits.
- Argues that it all depends on where a person is born and that if they are born in good environments, they will be successful.
- Opines that living in poverty is not a matter of bad luck, but of individuals lacking the determination to be someone in life and always trying to take the easy way out. america has opportunities for everyone who desires to avoid poverty by making smart choices.
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In this essay, the author
- Opines that society can help those who are short on income receive the help that they need by dismembering the stereotypes given to those under the "poverty line."
- Explains that the most common classification that people make on the underprivileged is that they are all criminals or drug addicts.
- Analyzes how the foreword of hand to mouth tells the reader that indigenous people are jerked around unaccountably when they have minimum wage jobs.
- Explains that society classifies the poor as lazy, some will slack off, but they have given up the hope to continue pushing through each harsh day that gets thrown at them.
- Explains that the impoverished don't go to school to gain an education and make their lives better for themselves. the penniless rarely have enough money for the monthly rent and food. without a thousand dollar scholarship or financial aid, there's nearly no way to go.
- Explains that poor people are written off as irresponsible when it comes to child care. they're also shamed for having wedlock children.
- Argues that poverty is often caused by bad luck such as losing a job, or getting buried in debt from unpaid bills.
- Analyzes how linda tirado explains that self-destructive behaviors are the only thing that keeps her from collapsing or exploding. some argue that there is no way for people in poverty to get out of being poor.
- Argues that the america economy isn't working as people have been led to believe it is. the rich save their money in banks and have fewer workers which prevent many lower class americans from earning a living wage.
- Explains that poverty is an outcome for anyone, and no one is helping because of negative stereotypes that people have labeled them as. the middle class is slowly making its way into bankruptcy because jobs are running thin and living expenses are increasing.
- Argues that we can help the forty-five million people who struggle with paying bills by creating better paying jobs for them to have access to in order to pay their living expenses.
1405 wordsRead More - American Dream or American Damnedopinionated essayThe biggest enemy of poverty is lack of education not only for the victims of it, but also for those that have the ability to help. Many are born into an impoverished lifestyle with expectations to overcome it someday, yet still lack the skills needed to do so. Opportunities often require money and a great education to back it u...
In this essay, the author
- Opines that living the american dream is becoming more and more out of reach for our society. the current teenage population is projected to be less successful than their parents are.
- Explains that in america, poverty is categorized in two ways: situational poverty, and generational, which is oppressive to society.
- Opines that the biggest enemy of poverty is lack of education. many are born into an impoverished lifestyle with expectations to overcome it, yet still lack the skills needed to do so.
- Explains that schools are doing their best to prepare students for the "real world," but none of these requirements include how to succeed in the real world.
- Opines that poverty is an obstacle which a large amount of americans face each day, yet it is looked down on more than anything in the country where its citizens are supposed to prosper.
- Explains that in the united states, minimum wage rates have been put in place to ensure that its population is making enough money to sustain themselves in a humane way.
- Explains how a small town in findlay, ohio combined all its outreach programs into one building to make it much easier for people to reach them.
- Explains that schools have worked towards reforming their student requirements to better accommodate students preparing for college. however, for those not planning to attend college, this does not benefit them as much.
- Explains that students who are affected by poverty hate school because of the discrimination by those who consider them to be more lowly than they make themselves out.
- Explains that many students shut down because of feeling like the outsider among their classmates. this leads to poor grades due to lack of caring, and high school drop-outs with the mindset that they can just go straight into the workforce.
- Analyzes how american media has built the idea of the "american dream" as something that just falls in place for people. wealthy lifestyles and substance abuse are what most media, especially music, focuses on.
- Compares the teenage generation of america to their parent's generation and explains that college costs are rising and admission requirements are more rigorous than ever.
- Explains that social networking is a common factor for those looking for jobs. many opportunities for middle-class students go hand in hand with what money they have available to get involved in certain activities.
- Argues that the problem with people reaching out to those in need is that they view it as being selfish and don't actually need the help.
- Analyzes how the government recognizes poverty as an issue in america that needs targeted. many people view it as something that only existed during the great depression and was solved after it ceased.
- Opines that if society were more educated on poverty, and how to help those who are victim to it, america would be a much more pleasant place to live.
- Opines that generational poverty is an issue in america that needs help and fast. getting ahead in the social ladder takes dedication, a dream, and the skills to do so.
- Describes the various types of poverty in the united states, including minimum wage laws and wage and hour laws.
1841 wordsRead More - The Daunting Workplace: Barriers to Unemployment Among the Poorexplanatory essayMany of our nation's poor remain in abject poverty because they see no way out of a viscous cycle that has been their only known way of life for generations. In many ways the poor tend to isolate themselves from the rest of society out of fear of the unknown. There is a strange comfort in things familiar, even if those things are bad. Unemployment remains high among the poor because of social stereotypes and the many ill psychological effects that society imposes on individuals trying to break the cycle of poverty.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes the barriers to unemployment among the poor because they see no way out of a viscous cycle that has been their only known way of life for generations.
- Explains that indigent youths grow up in impoverished surroundings with a lack of familial support and are welcomed into the arms of gangs and other criminals.
- Explains that minority children in high-poverty areas are more likely to be exposed to alcohol, tobacco and drug distribution, and exhibit antisocial behaviors. many employers envision the poor as having little education, poor health, laziness, complacency, criminal behavior and inferior work ethics.
- Explains that low self-esteem is a major risk factor for many of the problems that plague impoverished communities.
- Explains that high unemployment among the poor is caused by neglect, poor hygiene, and limited resources to provide adequate medical care. people who show up for job interviews lacking in proper hygiene or visibly ill will be passed over by employers.
- Explains that low-wage menial jobs offer no opportunity for advancement for less-qualified workers, such as retailing, cleaning services, agriculture, manual labor, and informal child care. there are feelings of shame and lack of pride in one's work.
- Explains that discrimination and marginalization are barriers for ethnic and racial minorities seeking to escape poverty. socioeconomic status is often measured as a combination of education, income, and occupation.
- Explains that a study was done in modern-day new york city between minorities and white people with varying backgrounds, which showed that no criminal background fared no better in the minimum-wage job market.
- Explains that anonymous application procedures (aap) have been effective in preventing racial discrimination of job applicants, but they are ineffective in helping minorities get jobs.
- Explains that disabled and minorities are at a much higher risk of losing their job than able-bodied white americans.
- Explains that after the terrorist attacks on the world trade center on september 11, 2001, arab-americans have had to deal with harsh discrimination against them.
- Explains that low morale, low levels of confidence, lower self-esteem, and depression can inhibit job search and sustainability among the poor. welfare-reliant and unemployed can also contribute to poor morals and mental illness.
895 wordsRead More - The Forces That Lead to the Social Exclusion of the Pooranalytical essayNo one person is born poor, although they may be born into a poor family or community, and therefore the focus should be on the society and the forces which created poverty that affect the lives of these people and cause them to be socially excluded. There are many forces which contribute to the exclusion of poor people from society, some of which include but not limited to Power, Class, Gender and Racial discrimination etc. These causes goes on to having negative such as poverty, Unemployment, inequality, Poor Health, homelessness, lack of education and training, poor social welfare etc. on the lives of these group of people.
In this essay, the author
- Argues that it is crucial to identify and explore the forces that lead to the social exclusion of the poor rather than focusing on their characteristics.
- Analyzes how marx showed great concern about the existence of social class within the society and explored its impacts on the people, particularly, the lower class group.
- Argues that weber's views on class are very different from marx'. they argue that social class is a force that contributes largely to marginalization and exclusion of poor people from full participation.
- Opines that the lack of good schools perpetuates the class divide across generations and has a lasting impact on the lives of people.
- Argues that a person's health, life expectancy, and ability to receive adequate medical care also depends on their social status.
1838 wordsRead More - The Poor Essay: The Structural Aspects Of Povertyanalytical essayHow can there be so much misery and insecurity in the midst of such abundance? One of the first things we see is that poverty doesn’t exist all by itself. It is simply one end of an overall distribution of income and wealth in society as a whole. Poverty is both a structural aspect of the system and consequence of how the system is organized and how people participate in it.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that poverty is one end of an overall distribution of income and wealth in society as a whole.
- Explains that the system of producing and distributing wealth is capitalist and allows a small portion to control most of the capital (factories, machinery, tools) used to produce wealth.
- Explains that capitalism generates poverty in other ways. it places a high value on competition and efficiency, which motivates companies and managers to control costs by keeping wages as low as possible.
- Explains that decisions are a normal consequence of capitalism's system, paths of least resistance, and have terrible effects on tens of millions of people.
- Analyzes how racism continues to hobble millions of people through poor education, isolation in urban ghettos, prejudice, discrimination, and the disappearance of industrial jobs that enabled many generations of white european immigrants to climb out of poverty.
- Argues that widespread poverty is inevitable in an economic system that sets the terms for how wealth is produced and distributed. public debate about poverty and policies to deal with it focus almost entirely on the latter with almost nothing about the former.
- Analyzes charles murray's book losing ground as a classic example of the conservative approach. he reviews thirty years of federal antipoverty programs and concludes that poverty must not be caused by social factors.
- Analyzes how murray argues that poverty is caused by failures of individual initiative and effort, and changing them is the only effective remedy.
- Argues that the confusion lies in how we think about individuals and society, and about poverty as an individual condition and as a social problem.
- Opines that sociologically, it ignores the fact that social life is shaped both by the nature of systems and how people participate. changing how individuals participate may affect outcomes for some.
- Explains that income is distributed according to the results of a footrace in the united states. the fastest fifth gets 48 percent of the income to divide up, while the slowest fifth divides 4 percent.
- Explains that if we look at the slowest fifth of the population and ask, "why are they poor?" an obvious answer is, “they didn’t run as fast as everyone else. if they ran faster, they’d do better.”
- Analyzes how the system uses unbridled competition to determine who gets fancy cars and nice houses, who has a place to live or access to health care, and distributes income and wealth in ways that promote increasing concentrations among those already having the most.
- Opines that learning to run faster may keep you or me out of poverty, but it won't get rid of it itself. to do that, we have to change the system along with how people participate in it.
- Argues that people can argue about whether chronic widespread poverty is morally acceptable or what an acceptable level of inequality might look like, but if we want to understand where poverty comes from, what makes it such a stubborn feature of social life, we have to begin with the simple sociological fact that patterns
- Argues that murray's greatest mistake is to misinterpret the failure of federal antipoverty programs. he assumes that federal programs actually target the social causes of poverty.
- Explains that if anti-poverty programs have failed, it's not because the idea that poverty is socially caused is wrong. they've failed because policymakers don't understand what makes it social.
- Explains that anti-poverty programs hold individuals responsible by assuming that financial success is solely a matter of individual qualifications and behavior. they get people to run faster by providing training and motivation.
- Analyzes how some people rise out of poverty by improving their competitive advantage, while others sink into it when their advantages no longer work and they get laid off or their company relocates to another country or gets swallowed up in a merger.
- Analyzes how individuals rise and fall in the class system. the huge gap between the wealthy and everyone else and the steady proportion of people living in poverty remains the same.
- Argues that welfare payments, food stamps, housing subsidies, and medicaid all soften poverty's impact, but they do little about the steady supply of people living in poverty.
- Analyzes how murray argues that welfare programs are like doctors giving bleeding patients transfusions without repairing the wounds. he's right, but not for the reasons he offers.
- Argues that liberals and conservatives are locked in a tug of war between two individualistic solutions to problems that are only partly about individuals.
- Opines that social problems are more than an accumulation of individual woes. they must include social solutions that take into account how economic and other systems work and identify paths of least resistance that produce the same patterns and problems year after year.
2554 wordsRead More - Poverty in the United Statesanalytical essayMany reforms in the UnitedStates have been passed to help fight against the “War on Poverty”; but it has not been effective in eradicating poverty in the U.S. There are about 46 million people who are living in impoverished conditions and poverty continues to be a social issue in this country (Heritage Foundation, 2011) In the beginning, our country was formed under the belief that “this land is the land of opportunity and if we worked hard enough the American Dream can be gained” (Schwarz, 1997). People immigrate to this country today in hopes of becoming rich so they could gain a better life. In spite of coming to this country for a better life, many are faced with the lack of skills and money to succeed. In the end, most will end up in unskilled labor jobs that can barely support their families. Poverty continues to be a growing social issue because people have the “ inability to provide necessities like clothes, healthcare, and shelter” (Heritage Foundation, 2011) to help themselves and their family; therefore, many sacrifices have to be made to insure their survival. Yet many reforms made to help people living in poverty are based “off of outdated statistics” (Henslin, 2014, p.276) and are not enough to help the lower class maintain a sufficient standard of living. Poverty relates to conflict theory since the poor are struggling just to get by. Government programs such as Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), housing assistance, and food stamps provided by the government are not enough to help the poor gain social mobility.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that many reforms in the united states have been passed to fight against the "war on poverty" but it has not been effective in eradicating poverty.
- Explains that president johnson declared an "unconditional war against poverty" in 1964 and continues today. without these reforms, the population of poverty will triple.
- Argues that class conflict is a classic struggle between capitalists and workers because there has always been an opposition between the two social classes in the us.
- Explains that in the american society, the population is separated by social class, which distinguishes a person by their education, where they live, and socioeconomic ladder.
- States that feminization of poverty has become common since "mother headed families" are common. according to center for american progress, single women make up 59% of people living in poverty today.
- Argues that conflict theory relates to poverty because being poor limits success for people who want to live a better life in the future.
- Cites shah, a. (2011, 12), global issues: social, political, economic, and environmental issues that affect us all.
- Argues that the government's poverty line is flawed because it assumes how much a family spends and does not accurately include family resources.
- Argues that people fall into poverty due to the culture of poverty, which is the belief that behaviors of a subculture are responsible for people to continue living in poverty.
- Cites biddle, b.j., berliner, d.c. and cauthen, n.k.
- Explains that barack obama's 'fight' to end poverty: rhetoric and reality is published in social science quarterly.
- Cites schwarz, j.e., stewart, a. and sullivan, m.
- Cites weiss, l. (2009, 10). center for american progress. unmarried women hit hard by poverty.
1697 wordsRead More - Poverty in American Societyanalytical essayWhen we speak of the poor, we speak as though they are an unchanging and faceless group to be pity despised or feared. To talk of the "poverty problem" is to talk of some depersonalized permanent fixture on the U.S. landscape. The poverty is people, it's people standing in welfare lines, it's people standing in soup kitchen lines and unemployment lines. It's people living in rat-infested projects and people sleeping on the streets. It's people struggling to acquire things that the rest of society takes for granted. It's people coming up short in their quest for th...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the impoverished is made up of people from all aspects of life with differences in age, race, color, and ethnicity. the issues of poverty and homelessness go hand and hand.
- Explains that the vast majority of the poor are blacks and hispanics, despite the myth that most people are poor because they don't want to work.
- Opines that the only real solution to changing the relationship between the poor and the deviant is to radically transform society.
- Describes a personal journey to gods kitchen to learn more about how the poor and impoverished live.
- Opines that mainstream america is unwilling to give the poor a chance at decent full-time jobs.
- Explains that goldman, r. h., food and food poverty: perspectives on distribution, social research, 66 (1), 283-304.
- Argues that the "poverty problem" is a depersonalized permanent fixture on the u.s. landscape.
- Argues that women on welfare are promiscuous, morally weak, and undeserving. most welfare recipients are not teenage moms as the media hype and recent myth-driven welfare reforms tend to indicate.
- Explains corcoran, federman, garner, t.i., and short, k. what does it mean to be poor in america.
- Compares susser, i., and thomas s. l. on the construction of poverty and homelessness in u.s.
1736 wordsRead More - The Working Poor: Invisible in America by David K. Shipleropinionated essayIn The Working Poor: Invisible in America, David K. Shipler tells the story of a handful of people he has interviewed and followed through their struggles with poverty over the course of six years. David Shipler is an accomplished writer and consultant on social issues. His knowledge, experience, and extensive field work is authoritative and trustworthy. Shipler describes a vicious cycle of low paying jobs, health issues, abuse, addiction, and other factors that all combine to create a mountain of adversity that is virtually impossible to overcome. The American dream and promise of prosperity through hard work fails to deliver to the 35 million people in America who make up the working poor. Since there is neither one problem nor one solution to poverty, Shipler connects all of the issues together to show how they escalate each other. Poor children are abused, drugs and gangs run rampant in the poor neighborhoods, low wage dead end jobs, immigrants are exploited, high interest loans and credit cards entice people in times of crisis and unhealthy diets and lack of health care cause a multitude of problems. The only way that we can begin to see positive change is through a community approach joining the poverty stricken individuals, community, businesses, and government to band together to make a commitment to improve all areas that need help.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that the american dream and promise of prosperity through hard work fails to deliver to the 35 million people in america who make up the working poor.
- Analyzes how david shipler interviews the working poor, not the homeless, because they are affected by a multitude of issues that snowball into debt and crisis.
- Opines that it is time for america to open its eyes and see the invisible working poor.
- Explains shipler, david k. the working poor: invisible in america (vintage). knopf doubleday publishing group.
741 wordsRead More - Poverty And Social Class In Loewen And Hooksanalytical essayHooks says, “It is better to be poor than to allow another person to assert power over you in ways that are dehumanizing and cruel” (435). Weather poor or rich everyone deserves and opportunity to be successful in life and shouldn’t be stereotyped. Everyone deserves the chance to be successful in life and have the same equal opportunities. Poverty is everywhere in this world some worse than others. Living in poverty once in life it can actually be a learning experience. To see and experience the struggle gives them not only a better understanding but appreciate what they have.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how loewen and hooks talk about poverty and class, class structure, and social class in their essays.
- Opines that the poor are portrayed through negative stereotypes. being considered lower class should not be a disgrace or embarrassment.
- Explains that not everyone who is poor is lazy and dishonest. there are many movies and shows that portray rich and poor and their different lifestyles. teenagers have their ears and eyes glued to television and radio.
- Describes loewen, james, april, eds. from inquiry to academic writing: a text and reader.
- Cites hooks,bell, april, eds. from inquiry to academic writing: a text and reader, 2nd ed.
- Explains that a child's academic standing in school does not always correlate with their living situations. many children struggle and live in poverty but want to better themselves.
779 wordsRead More - Childhood Povertyexplanatory essayWe as Americans are extremely lucky. We live in a big country with many resources and almost all the luxuries we ever wanted. On the flip side, in America there are also many people who do not have these privileges. The lower class is a struggling class. For many years, people have been trying to pull themselves up from the lower class and the majority does not succeed. Childhood poverty is a large problem in the U.S. It is said that the poorest people in the United States are the children of the lower class. Childhood poverty could lead to a number of problems such as hunger, violence, physical and mental disabilities, educational problems, homelessness, family stress, sickness, and too-early parenthood. The sad truth is that living in poverty lowers a child’s chance to grow into a healthy, well-adjusted adult who will contribute to society.
In this essay, the author
- Opines that americans are fortunate to live in a big country with many resources and almost all the luxuries we ever wanted, but the lower class is struggling. childhood poverty leads to hunger, violence, physical and mental disabilities, homelessness, family stress, sickness, and too-early parenthood.
- Explains that the number of people who are classified as the working class poor has increased, and that work alone will not keep a family out of poverty.
- Explains that children living in single-parent households are five times more likely to be poor. more people are getting divorced and having children outside of wedlock.
- Explains that divorced fathers only help support their child financially, and single teen mothers are more likely to drop out of high school and be dependent on welfare.
- Explains that children are faced with many consequences due to growing up in poverty. they tend to have low birth weight and contain a higher risk of dying during infancy.
- Explains that malnutrition causes hunger, fatigue, dizziness and re-occurring colds, ear infections, and headaches. not having the proper amount of food supply could cause iron-deficiency anemia and growth stunt.
- Explains that children living in poverty are three times more likely to suffer from lead poisoning than children in average-income families.
- Explains that the child health insurance program (chip) became effective in october 1997 and was proposed to be helpful for as many as five million children over a span of ten years.
- Explains that a setback from the lack of no health insurance means those children experience "episodic health care". they must go to the emergency room for medical assistance and not for routine check-ups.
- Explains that in 1997, the u.s. conference of mayors conducted a survey, which showed that the number of families with children that live in shelters was represented b 36%. financially challenged children are three times more likely to reside in homes which are inadequate, crowded, etc.
- Opines that poor children are raised in crime-filled neighborhoods, with many families with little space for everyone. the area is not as safe as it could or should be and their parents are at a disadvantage with their jobs.
- Explains that violence has been rated high among children in poor neighborhoods, and that parents are poor puts their children at a higher risk of being neglected or abused.
- Explains that the personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act (prwora) replaced afdc with the temporary assistance for needy families (tanf) block grant. supplemental security income (ssi) provides cash benefits monthly for people who are 65 and older, blind, or disabled.
- Opines that a child is an incredible gift, and that parents are the ones who introduce their children to everything. they argue that money should be used to help children and themselves out of poverty.
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