TARA BRAVO

POVERTY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Slide one- title page• Slide two- table of contents• Slide three-research• Slide four- Advantages of the wealthy• Slide five-poverty cycle chart• Slide six-contributions to cycle of poverty • Slide seven- percentages of women in poverty• Slide eight- Women in poverty• Slide nine- race and poverty chart

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RESEARCHArticle 1• In the article “Welfare Reform

Worked,” Peter H. Schuck and Ron Haskins write about weather welfare reform worked particularly with never married mothers.

Citation;• Schuck, Peter H., and Ron Haskins. "Welfare Reform

Worked." Los Angeles Times. 28 Feb 2012: A.11. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 18 Jul 2012.

_____________________________________________________Article 2• In the article “Teen Pregnancy is

Poverty’s Offspring” Susan Reimer writes about the role teen pregnancy plays in poverty.

citation;• Reimer, Susan. "Teen Pregnancy Is Poverty's

Offspring." Baltimore Sun. 16 Apr 2012: A.15. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 18 Jul 2012.

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Article 3• In the article, “Mismeasuring and its

consequences” Mark Levingson writes about the flaws in the way that we calculate poverty in this country.

• Citation;• Levinson, Mark. "Mismeasuring--and its

consequences." The American Prospect 23.6 (2012): 42+. Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 17 July 2012.

• Article 4• In the article “Achievement Gaps

Tied to Income Found Eidening,” Lesli A. Maxwell talks about the widening achievement gap in American children.

• Citation’• Maxwell, Lesli A. "Achievement Gaps

Tied to Income Found Widening." Education Week. 07 Mar 2012: 1-3. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 18 Jul 2012.

• _____________________________________________• Article 5• In the article “Do ‘Family Values’

Weaken Families?” Jonathan Rauch addresses the differences in teaching children conservative or liberal values when it comes to birth control and family planning.

• Citation• Rauch, Jonathan. "Do 'Family Values'

Weaken Families?" National Journal (2010). Gale Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 6 July 2012

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Advantages of the wealthy

Tax cuts-the rich pay only 20% of the share of income tax. Recent reductions in tax on income and inheritance are likely to make the income gap greater.

Health care/insurance-The rich are healthier than the poor and likely to live longer because of better medical care, healthier diet and ability to exercise.

Power/ influence-The rich have more political power. They vote more, lobby for laws, hold political positions , and make and cut programs for the poor.

Lower sales tax rates- The poor are taxed at a higher rate in proportion to their income on purchases such as food, gas, and other purchases.

• “Those in the top 5% own 62% of all wealth.”

• Top 1% control 35% of all assets

• Source-Macionis, John J. “Social Problems.” New Jearsey: Pearson Education,Inc. 2012. Print

INCOME GAP

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Poverty

cycle

Poor family with

children

Parents involved

with survival

have little time or

resources for their children

Children attend poor

quality school and have little

help from undereducated

parents.

Child drops out of

school to get a low

paying job, or become pregnant trying to escape

situation

Source-Zastrow, Charles. “Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare.” Belmont: Linda Shriber,2010. Print.

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CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CYCLE OF POVERTY

• Education- many people who are in poverty have little education. • Transportation- poor people are not usually able to pay for a car or for its

maintenance so they must rely on public transportation to get to work. This may limit where they can work.

• Health Problems- Many people who live in poverty cannot afford to go to the doctor or to miss work . The expense of the doctor may mean choosing between food and medical fee’s and many low paying jobs will simply replace someone who misses work because of calling in sick and do not offer sick pay.

• Low wedges- Minimum wade jobs do not pay enough money to meet basic needs like housing, food, medical care, transportation, and clothing. This forces many workers to have multiple jobs or work long hours to try to support themselves and their families.

• Lack of affordable housing- There is very little housing for the poor and it is difficult for the poor to come up with deposits for rentals. To cut costs many poor people live in small homes with many people that contribute to the rent.

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WOMEN ARE GREATLY EFFECTED BY POVERTY

Adults of each gender in poverty

Families in poverty head of household

51%

11%

38%

Column1

Single womenSingle menother

58%42% women

men

Source- Macionis, John J. “Social Problems.” New Jearsey: Pearson Education,Inc. 2012. Print

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“When someone works on less pay than she can live on-when… she goes hungry so that you can eat more cheaply and conveniently-then she has made a great sacrifice for you, made you a gift of some part of her abilities, her health, and her life. The “working poor,” as they are approvingly termed, are in fact the major philanthropists of our society. They neglect their own children so that the children of others will be cared for; they live in substandard housing so that other homes will be shiny and perfect; they endure privation so that inflation will be low and stock prices high. To be a member of the working poor is to be an anonymous donor, a nameless benefactor, to everyone else.”

Barbara Ehrenreich~ Nickel and Dimed

Women are among the working poor

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PERCENTAGE OF EACH RACE LIVING IN POVERTY

White

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0.0%5.0%

10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%

In the United State there are more white people living in poverty then any other race.

Source-Macionis, John J. “Social Problems.” New Jearsey: Pearson Education,Inc. 2012. Print

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POVERTIES CONNECTION TO SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Crime

• Drug use

Gender

• Family life

Education

• Urban life

Politics

• health

poverty