Poverty and Classism

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According to Schwartz-Nobel, America will lose as much as 130 billion in future productive capacity for every year that 14.5 American children continue to live in poverty (Koppelman and Goodhart, 2007). Sadly the seriousness of poverty is still often clouded by myths and misunderstandings by society at large. This essay studies the issue of poverty and classism in today's society. Causes of Poverty One of the main causes of poverty is the lack of education. The U.S. education system denies students in poverty the opportunities and access it affords to most other students. Without good education, most people would encounter challenges in finding income-generating work, especially when there are few employment opportunities during an economic downturn. According to Koppelman and Goodhart, merchants would sometimes exploit the poor by enforcing or formulating policies that would earn them more profits. These practices include blank price tags, bait and switch, rent-to-own and pawnshops (2007). These types of inequality and exploitation would make it harder for the low income to escape poverty. Consequences of Poverty As a consequence, low-income households suffer more health problems due to the lack of income. "Despite social assistance programs such as TANF, Women, Infants and children (WIC), food stamps, and Meals on Wheels, malnutrition exists primary among the old and the young in the United States". The American health care system which is based on ability to pay is not adequate to provide immediate services to poor people. Among the common health problems associated with children in poverty include asthma, lead poisoning and vision deficiency. (Koppelman and Goodhart, 2007) Furthermore, the lack of nut... ... middle of paper ... ...f poor and the real barriers to their access to adequate services must be fully understood in order to resolve this problem. The subsidization for women's shelters and child care services are important to relive some of their financial burdens. Koppelman and Goodhart also suggested providing tax relief for the lower income families (2007). Conclusion Most people of the society still blame the poor for their own predicament. They believe that "if there is a will there is a way". However, they do not think about their government that might had made bad decisions and policies that could actually harm successful development. This causes of poverty and inequality are usually less discussed and often neglected. We must recognize the effects poverty could have on the society and seek ways to create better understanding and resolve the issue before it is too late.

In this essay, the author

Argues that america will lose 130 billion in future productive capacity for every year that 14.5 american children continue to live in poverty. the seriousness of poverty is still clouded by myths and misunderstandings by society at large.
Opines that most people blame the poor for their own predicament. they do not think about their government that might have made bad decisions and policies that could harm successful development.
Explains that the u.s. education system denies students in poverty the opportunities and access it affords to most other students. merchants exploit the poor by enforcing or formulating policies that earn them more profits.

Argues that america will lose 130 billion in future productive capacity for every year that 14.5 american children continue to live in poverty. the seriousness of poverty is still clouded by myths and misunderstandings by society at large.
Opines that most people blame the poor for their own predicament. they do not think about their government that might have made bad decisions and policies that could harm successful development.
Explains that the u.s. education system denies students in poverty the opportunities and access it affords to most other students. merchants exploit the poor by enforcing or formulating policies that earn them more profits.
Explains that low-income households suffer more health problems due to the lack of income. the american health care system is not adequate to provide immediate services to poor people.
Explains that classism refers to attitudes and discriminatory actions towards others based on their low socioeconomic status. the american capitalist economic system emphasizes on competition and admires the winners.
Recommends affirmative actions to combat poverty or classism. education could play a big role in reducing poverty. subsidies for women's shelters and child care services are important.

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Poverty Problem Essay
explanatory essay
Today’s world is faced with numerous social problems that pose enormous threats to humanity. Many of these problems threaten our very survival. Poverty is an issue that plagues all societies in every part of the world. Not even the most privileged countries can seemingly avoid it. It has a huge presence in the United States which is one of the wealthiest nations in the world.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that poverty is an issue that plagues all societies in every part of the world, not even the most privileged countries can seemingly avoid it.
- Explains that poverty is an important issue to address, not only for those suffering directly from it, but also because high levels of poverty decrease gdp, damaging the economy, thus creating an endless, viscious cycle.
- Opines that dealing with poverty is for the good of everyone, not just those under direct influence of it.
- Explains that poverty is an issue that plagues all societies in every part of the world, not even the most privileged countries can seemingly avoid it.
- Explains that poverty is an important issue to address, not only for those suffering directly from it, but also because high levels of poverty decrease gdp, damaging the economy, thus creating an endless, viscious cycle.
- Opines that dealing with poverty is for the good of everyone, not just those under direct influence of it.
- Explains that many people believe that those struggling and dealing with poverty are simply not ambitious or hardworking enough. this is an incredibly naive and ignorant assumption.
- Explains that poverty is seen as something corporate, and that everyone's responsibility is when something is done about it. their grandmother, jeanine hoppel, was placed in an orphanage with her four siblings during the great depression.
- Opines that the topic of poverty is important to them because their views about it have drastically changed.
- Opines that extreme poverty rose sharply between 1996 and 2011, with the highest growth rates found among groups most affected by the 1996 welfare reform.
- Opines that the us' cash safety net system plays a vital role at the bottom of the income distribution, buffering households against hardship.
- Explains that debt is contributing to the rising of poverty, and that 4 million americans, just over 1 percent of the us population, are currently debt poor.
- Opines that reducing poverty is important for society and the economy. understanding the relationship between policy, power, and agency is vital to working to prevent poverty at all levels.
- Opines that poverty is a social issue that may never be completely eradicated, but that does not mean that there is nothing that can be done about it. every step that we take, every person we are able to save from the devastating influence of poverty, is reason to keep moving forward.
- Explains that consumer debt and the measure of poverty and inequality in the us are discussed in review of social economy.
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analytical essay
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In this essay, the author
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- Explains that the film, trouble the water, is a testimonial story of an inspirational couple, kimberly and scott, who survived hurricane katrina, the failed levees of new orleans, and their horrible past.
- Analyzes how hooks' memoir points out the negative assumptions made about poverty, but the media uses tv shows and films to display that being poor means your worthless and shiftless.
- Analyzes how lessin and deal's film, natasha trethewey’s memoir, and bell hooks’ excerpts, depicts that the poor are often dehumanized and neglected by structures of power.
- Explains that the film, trouble the water, is a testimonial story of an inspirational couple, kimberly and scott, who survived hurricane katrina, the failed levees of new orleans, and their horrible past.
- Analyzes how hooks' memoir points out the negative assumptions made about poverty, but the media uses tv shows and films to display that being poor means your worthless and shiftless.
- Analyzes how trethewey argues that the government neglected the poor community and only focused on rebuilding the white or the rich community, specifically, the casino area.
- Explains that dehumanizing a poor person is not supplying them with the necessities during the tragic event or making them feel less than in any situation. after hurricane katrina, lower class people were left homeless with no help and aid.
- Cites hooks, bell, and trethewey, natasha. beyond katrina: a meditation on the mississippi gulf coast.
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The Poor Essay: The Structural Aspects Of Poverty
analytical essay
How 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 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.
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Childhood Poverty
explanatory essay
We 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.
- 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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Poverty Foster Crime Essay
explanatory essay
There are many causes of poverty, starting with corruption. Corruption is a deceptive conduct by those in power who try to keep those who are in poverty trapped within their situations. When people think of corruption, they think of politics and rich leaders. Leaders from wealthy countries tell those who are already in poverty about loans and aid that they can offer. The less fortunate, not very aware of what they put themselves in are building a deeper hole with debt. The leaders from those wealthy countries are making more money also by taxing the less fortunate and receiving the money that they loaned to them. Those who are already poor try hard to provide for their families with the money they make from their jobs. Many of them lack education so it is hard to have well-paying jobs. “Poverty is the state for the majority of the world’s people and nations. Why is this? Is it enough to blame poor people for their own predicament?” (“Causes of Poverty” 5) Therefore, corruption is one cause of poverty.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that 60% of rural children in the united states are living in poverty. education plays a huge role in this problem.
- Explains that corruption is a deceptive conduct by those in power who try to keep those who are in poverty trapped within their situations.
- Explains that tax avoidance is the legal way to fix a financial situation in order to lower the amount of taxes they have to pay.
- Explains that 60% of rural children in the united states are living in poverty. education plays a huge role in this problem.
- Explains that corruption is a deceptive conduct by those in power who try to keep those who are in poverty trapped within their situations.
- Explains that tax avoidance is the legal way to fix a financial situation in order to lower the amount of taxes they have to pay.
- Explains that hunger is a horrible symptom of world poverty. to solve world hunger, one needs to diminish the poverty rate. food scarcity raises statistics of health issues and illnesses.
- Opines that rural crime and abuse rates are increasing in rural america.
- Explains that poverty is a great factor of violence in poor communities, and that violence ties into drug dealing in many ways.
- Explains that cigarettes, alcohol, and marijuana are considered the gateway drugs, which have huge effects on teens in the rural area.
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Evicted By Matthew Desmond Analysis
analytical essay
Poverty is not just an issue reserved for third world countries. Instead, poverty is a multifaceted issue that even the most developed nations must battle
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes matthew desmond's evicted, which examines the complex nature of poverty and elucidates on the housing dilemma that prevents poor people from breaking from the vicious cycle. he demonstrates that even though the united states is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, it still has much ground to cover
- Explains that poverty is a multifaceted issue that even the most developed nations must battle with year after year.
- Analyzes how "race: the power of illusion" highlights the racial prejudices in society that have racially discriminated against minorities.
- Analyzes matthew desmond's evicted, which examines the complex nature of poverty and elucidates on the housing dilemma that prevents poor people from breaking from the vicious cycle. he demonstrates that even though the united states is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, it still has much ground to cover
- Explains that poverty is a multifaceted issue that even the most developed nations must battle with year after year.
- Analyzes how "race: the power of illusion" highlights the racial prejudices in society that have racially discriminated against minorities.
- Analyzes how the irrational belief that people of color would immediately bring in crime and make unsafe environments for their families caused "white flight", which turned erstwhile affluent neighborhoods into unkempt neighborhoods.
- Analyzes how the movie "the big short" highlights how americans of all racial backgrounds were hit hard when the housing market collapsed.
- Explains that urban poverty affects a melange of people, not just minorities or immigrants. even though government assistance like food stamps help alleviate some of poverty's burden, these measures fail to recognize the reality that many of the impoverished minority have undervalued homes or no homes.
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The Culture of Poverty in America
analytical essay
America has always been a country known for their great integrity, diversity, financial prosperity and great pop culture. It has been a place many people have flocked to from many different parts of the world in order to escape their very own poverty struck countries in their quest to build a new life in America and hopefully become financially stable. In this article written by M. Harrington he pointed out some key factors discussing how America has not really changed from over a hundred years ago. In specifics he tells how many years have gone by and still yet there is still a very large amount of a poverty class of people. Although our nation takes great pride on its classlessness there is still a one quarter percent of our country’s population that still lives in a poverty level. Some of these areas also included some inner city blacks, farmworkers, Appalachian whites and elderly people. Harrington’s book “The Other America” also tells us how as a country we have managed to hide the poverty level class from being seen while our country screams we are the wealthiest country in the world! America has done just that. Encourage the wealthy to become wealthier and poor to be poorer. It was also pointed out that the poverty class tends to have a poor language, poor mentality and just a poor outlook of the entire world view as a whole. He stated that the poverty people in this country are identified by a unique way of what is called “Culture Of Poverty”. What he was saying was that the mind of a poverty struck person will not ever surmount to doing things that will benefit them or change the course of their direction. In other words you may give a poor man a million dollars but he will not know wha...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how m. harrington's book, "the other america", explains that america has managed to hide the poverty class from being seen while screaming we are the wealthiest country in the world.
- Explains that the conflict theory stresses the fact of how one class of people exploits the other class.
- Cites freire-medeiros, b. (2012). touring poverty.
- Analyzes how m. harrington's book, "the other america", explains that america has managed to hide the poverty class from being seen while screaming we are the wealthiest country in the world.
- Explains that the conflict theory stresses the fact of how one class of people exploits the other class.
- Cites freire-medeiros, b. (2012). touring poverty.
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Poverty in the United States
analytical essay
Many 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 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.
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Poverty in America
explanatory essay
Several citizens in America may not empathize with many social conflicts which transpire in America. Unfortunately, when poverty is mentioned people of diverse gender, race/ethnic, and age can relate to poverty in America. Although several societies have not experienced the undesirable measures of relative or absolute poverty; several people know poverty exist through many channels, such as the media, social networking, history and charities.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that many americans may not empathize with many social conflicts that transpire in america. people of diverse genders, race/ethnic, and age can relate to poverty.
- Explains that america has supported families who lacked finance, education, shelter, food, and clothes as early as the 1800’s. the catholic charities usa is known for serving the nation as one of the best supporters for those with serious needs.
- Explains that red kettle campaign collected almost 136 million dollars thanks to donors and corporate partners across the country. the money, raised will help the salvation army provide food, shelter and social services to those in need throughout the year.
- Explains that many americans may not empathize with many social conflicts that transpire in america. people of diverse genders, race/ethnic, and age can relate to poverty.
- Explains that america has supported families who lacked finance, education, shelter, food, and clothes as early as the 1800’s. the catholic charities usa is known for serving the nation as one of the best supporters for those with serious needs.
- Explains that red kettle campaign collected almost 136 million dollars thanks to donors and corporate partners across the country. the money, raised will help the salvation army provide food, shelter and social services to those in need throughout the year.
- Explains that catholic charities value the human's physical and mental needs with concern and love.
- Opines that the salvation army has minimized socioeconomic stress for several americans.
- Opines that organizations such as the salvation army and catholic charities uplift their spirits. although we have a long way to go to decrease poverty in america, many individuals are appreciative acknowledging caring organization do exist.
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Poverty Theory
analytical essay
According to the National Poverty Center, 15.1% of Americans were living in poverty in 2010. Although the poverty rates were slowly in decline from 1993 to 2000, instances of poverty reached a record high in 2010. Recent figures show that the poverty rate has remained unchanged in 2014, and still affects 15% of Americans (Clyne, 2014). To put poverty in a different perspective, let's compare it to the number one cause of death in America: Coronary Artery Disease. CAD is the most prevalent health condition that affects men and women, and is the leading cause of death for Americans, effecting 16.8 million people (Daniels & Nicoll, 2012). Currently, 50 million people are living in poverty. That means that Americans are two-thirds more likely to be impoverished than have CAD. Similar to CAD, there are various causes contributing to the occurrence of poverty.
In this essay, the author
- Compares poverty to coronary artery disease, which is the leading cause of death in america.
- Explains the five sociological poverty theories used to explain the reasons for poverty in developed nations. the most widespread theory in the united states describes poverty as a personal deficiency.
- Analyzes how the neo-conservative newt gingrich's theory of poverty is based on laziness and poor choices. calvinists believed that the poor should be judged and punished by the community.
- Compares poverty to coronary artery disease, which is the leading cause of death in america.
- Explains the five sociological poverty theories used to explain the reasons for poverty in developed nations. the most widespread theory in the united states describes poverty as a personal deficiency.
- Analyzes how the neo-conservative newt gingrich's theory of poverty is based on laziness and poor choices. calvinists believed that the poor should be judged and punished by the community.
- Argues that unfavorable genetic traits and low intelligence are inherent contributions to a cycle of poverty.
- Analyzes how the horatio alger myth, or the belief that anyone who tries hard enough can succeed, has become a popular formula within self-help literature.
- Argues that the government should offer assistance only to those willing to work hard enough for it.
- Argues that shifting focus from the individual to the larger systems is a theory of poverty that accounts for the effects of political, economic, and social systems.
- Explains the bureau of labor statistics' report that 10.4 million people living in poverty are classified as the "working poor," which contradicts the belief that salvation from poverty can be found in hard work.
- Argues that the only way to address systemic oppression and discrimination of the lower class is for poor people to band together and overthrow the system.
- Explains that the common denominator seems to be the influence of capitalism. the first theory, poverty caused by individual deficiency, claims that everyone individual has the opportunity to succeed.
- Argues that capitalism has contributed to the deregulation of markets, low wages and loss of union jobs, and disproportioned power and wealth.
- Explains that both theories explain the causes of poverty, and offer suggestions and guidelines for anti-poverty programs and policy. they share a similar objective: to address and remedy the condition of individuals living in poverty.
- Explains that social workers are responsible for upholding social justice, especially when working with marginalized populations, and respecting the dignity and worth of individuals. both theories use anti-poverty programs and policies.
- Opines that there is no cure for poverty, but the theories discussed here offer two opposing views of understanding and dealing with poverty.
- Cites the u.s. bureau of labor statistics' profile of the working poor. bradshaw, t., and watkins, d.
- Explains that americans living below poverty line hits record under obama. daniels, nicoll, and duhalde.
- Explains freeman's poverty and the politics of capitalism in business ethics quarterly.
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Argumentative Essay On The Near Poor
analytical essay
The topic of who needs to take responsibility for the “near poor” is an extremely complicated one. Individuals with higher incomes and more financial freedom usually decide to blame the poor on an individual level for the reasons why they are stuck in poverty. However, the poor are more likely to blame the repressive system that they live in for the reasons why they are poor through a system based approach. Each of these
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the topic of the "near poor" in the united states has become an epidemic for many young americans.
- Explains that the repressive system used when addressing financial aid towards college students through the free application for federal student aid leaves families with to figure out how to pay for the remaining sum.
- Analyzes how the repressive system leaves people struggling to maintain a lifestyle that is above the poverty level.
- Explains that the topic of the "near poor" in the united states has become an epidemic for many young americans.
- Explains that the repressive system used when addressing financial aid towards college students through the free application for federal student aid leaves families with to figure out how to pay for the remaining sum.
- Analyzes how the repressive system leaves people struggling to maintain a lifestyle that is above the poverty level.
- Argues that the government and employers are not the only people to blame for poverty in the united states, but the system that individuals have become accustom to continuously repress people who are below the middle class.
- Opines that the "near poor" is an ever-growing community of the system that does not begin to change. without awareness, many individuals will be left in perpetual state for the rest of their lives.
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Poverty And Poverty
analytical essay
There are many factors of poverty but before getting into that I would like to state that being rich is not just about having money. You can be rich in health, you can be rich in character, and you can even be rich in the love you receive or provide. Many, take for granted of the small things that can’t be purchased. When all of the materialistic things are gone, all you’ll have left is the person you have become and the soul you keep. Poverty has been around for quite some time, back when agriculture was as rich as technology is now. Let’s face it technology has consumed America. I say America because if you go to a third world country many don't have the luxury of ever coming close to owning an iPhone, you’ll mention iPhone and they’ll stare at you in awe. IPhone is a great example of how profound poverty in America continues to be. The sales for the iPhone 4 devices sold were 1.5 Million! There were people purchasing this new device when they knew they could not afford it. What drove them to buying? The needs to have the newest technology, there’s a difference from the wants you buy and the things you need. 9 out of 10 of the things you want are to feed your satisfaction, who am I to judge who buys what, but when you can’t pay rent or buy diapers for your child and use your welfare money or child support money then who is morally wrong? In the following pages I will be covering the causes of poverty, along with various topics from childhood poverty to spouse divorcing poverty that David Cheal has outlined for us in his notable book New Poverty: Families in Postmodern society and the changes from old poverty into new poverty.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that being rich isn't just about having money; it's also about character and love. the iphone 4 is an example of how profound poverty in america continues to be.
- States that the u.s. poverty rate bounced up and down in 1969 through the 1970s before starting to rise again in the late 70s.
- Explains that the first factor in poverty covers the economic life course. it is a norm that man of the house has to be the only breadwinner when it would be smart for both man and woman to combine incomes so they can survive and live comfortably.
- Explains that being rich isn't just about having money; it's also about character and love. the iphone 4 is an example of how profound poverty in america continues to be.
- States that the u.s. poverty rate bounced up and down in 1969 through the 1970s before starting to rise again in the late 70s.
- Explains that the first factor in poverty covers the economic life course. it is a norm that man of the house has to be the only breadwinner when it would be smart for both man and woman to combine incomes so they can survive and live comfortably.
- Explains that marriage and spouse divorces hurt more than just emotionally, but financially. women are becoming household leaders in areas of this country.
- Argues that marital disruption isn't an important cause of poverty; divorces are responsible for just one-third of consumer units in the lowest income decline.
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Poverty
opinion essay
American society is not only familiar with poverty, it’s become accustomed to it. One effect that poverty has on American society is its ability to increase health problems. It’s more common in poverty social classes for people, especially children, to become ill and stay ill for a longer period of time. This sets off a chain of reactions such as missing school or work, which in the end results in lower grades and lesser pay. Some even argue that those in poverty have higher crimes rates than those were are better off. Anyone can make...
In this essay, the author
- Explains that america has struggled with poverty since its birth. its effects on american society range from maintaining a social balance to increasing health problems, illiteracy, and crime.
- Opines that poverty increases health problems and leads to lower grades and lower pay. without poverty, america would have no heart.
- Explains that there are several anti-poverty measures available in the united states to put an end to poverty and prevent more from evolving.
- Explains that america has struggled with poverty since its birth. its effects on american society range from maintaining a social balance to increasing health problems, illiteracy, and crime.
- Opines that poverty increases health problems and leads to lower grades and lower pay. without poverty, america would have no heart.
- Explains that there are several anti-poverty measures available in the united states to put an end to poverty and prevent more from evolving.
- Opines that the governor of florida would make simple adjustments to the state measures of preventing poverty and introduce new methods that would benefit american society as a whole.
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The Three Different Types Of Poverty
explanatory essay
Firstly, poverty due to misfortune is probably the most common type of poverty in the world. One example of poverty due to misfortune is a poverty that a person is born into. This type of poverty is often exemplified through people born into families that lack the resources required to easily escape poverty. For many families, this may lead to a perpetual cycle of poverty, with poor parents giving birth to poor children. One major contributing factor to the perpetual cycle of poverty is education. Very often, but not always, poor neighborhoods have a lower quality of primary and secondary education, which leads to many students in these low-quality schools to either not graduate high school or not attend college. Now, as competition in the job market rises, a college degree is quickly becoming essential for those who wish to have a well-paying job. However, since the poor tend to have a lower quality of education up until college, many of them never attend college. Another example of poverty due to misfortune is poverty due to illness. This type of poverty is not discussed often, but it is extremely important. Hospital bills and insurance are extremely expensive,
In this essay, the author
- Explains that money divides people into wealthy and non-wealthy areas, social classes, and the world into first- and third-world countries due to the increasing problem of poverty.
- Explains that situational poverty exists due to a single, temporary cause. misfortune is probably the most common type of poverty in the world.
- Explains that relative poverty develops from an individual's inability to meet with the monetary expectations of the area in which they live.
- Explains that money divides people into wealthy and non-wealthy areas, social classes, and the world into first- and third-world countries due to the increasing problem of poverty.
- Explains that situational poverty exists due to a single, temporary cause. misfortune is probably the most common type of poverty in the world.
- Explains that relative poverty develops from an individual's inability to meet with the monetary expectations of the area in which they live.
- Opines that money divides the world by creating two major groups of people, the rich and the poor, and steps must be taken to prevent a worldwide economic dichotomy.
- Explains that poverty due to economic misfortune is particularly unfortunate because individuals have no control over the economy, and layoffs can quickly and unexpectedly hurl families into poverty.
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