Question Is there a culture of poverty? ... What cultural factors perpetuate poverty? ... Response Yes, there is a culture of poverty. ... Cultural factors that are present in a poverty ridden society are rarely the factors that could help the person get out of the poverty. ... Another examples are if the person is unemployed then the government would pay him unemployment allowances to sustain his family until he finds a job, a person living below poverty line is given certain exemptions and benefits to allow him to survive and sustain his family with his small income. ...

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As I read the lesson this week on social class, which according to Weber is a large group of people who rank closely to one another in terms of property, prestige, and power, I read that the poverty line for a family of four in America is about $22,000. ... While researching the topic of poverty I learned that the city of Philadelphia has one of the highest rates of deep poverty. Also Mariana Chilton, poverty expert at Drexel University, stated a very important fact about those living in poverty she explains some of the consequences about those living with in the poverty line, "toxic stress, ...

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Poverty in this nation is a universal term. ... By determining the amount of money needed to survive on food, and then multiplying that number by three, the Social Security Administration sets the poverty line. For example, if the SSA decided that the amount of money needed to sustain a survivable diet during a year was $4,000, then it would set the poverty line at $12,000. ... The poverty line is essential for determining who receives welfare benefits in this country. ... Currently, a large amount of those under the poverty line are unemployed persons and those persons who receive too little ...

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Poverty in this nation is a universal term. ... By determining the amount of money needed to survive on food, and then multiplying that number by three, the Social Security Administration sets the poverty line. For example, if the SSA decided that the amount of money needed to sustain a survivable diet during a year was $4,000, then it would set the poverty line at $12,000. ... The poverty line is essential for determining who receives welfare benefits in this country. ... Currently, a large amount of those under the poverty line are unemployed persons and those persons who ...

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Herbert Gans wrote the "Uses of Poverty," in 1971. ... He believed that not only does poverty serve a purpose to society that poverty provides a barrier for people to base their wealth. ... However, poverty is what keeps them in the lights in the first place. ... "Poverty helps guarantee the status of those who are not poor." For people who are above the poverty line, they can look upon the poverty line to see just how close they really are to poverty by seeing how the poor live in relation to how they are currently living. ...

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Poverty "The poverty of the poor is their ruin," says the Book of Proverbs. ... Poverty rapes and kills the spirit of the poor. ... Poverty does mean a lack of material necessities. ... What is extreme poverty? ... Money by itself cannot get rid of poverty. ...

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Local Poverty The imposition of the national tariffs on trade and business ventures in a country contributes to high rates of poverty in a country. ... Shepherd and Hulme - Poverty and Chronic Poverty Hulme and Shepherd have done extensive research on poverty on different societal backgrounds from different parts of the world to demystify the practical details of poverty. ... Consequently, the varying levels and standards of poverty necessitated the need for an introductory term called poverty line. Hulme and Shepherd describe the term poverty line as the estimated minimum income level that i...

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From a relatively small population, the community has recently grown to roughly 22 million people, of which many are below the poverty line. ... It is estimated that 72 percent of the 22 million inhabitants of Madagascar live below the national poverty line. ... When comparing urban areas to rural areas, it has been calculated that 76 percent of people in rural areas are below the poverty line and 52 percent of people living in the urbanized areas of the island are below the national poverty line. ... Income Distribution The income distribution in Madagascar is not equally divided throughout t...

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Firstly we need to understand poverty. ... Relative poverty uses the standard of living enjoyed by or taken for granted by most people as the base line from which poverty can be measured. ... There is no official poverty line in the U.K., but where we draw the line depends on what we view as a minimum level of income and standard of living for family and individuals. ... These views are out of line with the reality of poverty whose numbers are made up of the over 65s, under 14s, ill and disabled the low paid and single parents. ... The link between poverty and ill health is clear. ...

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"Poverty is produced by circumstances, not individuals." ... Despite this, some sources indicate that approximately 100 million Indonesians would sink below the poverty line, which includes almost 50 per cent of the population (Pettifor, 2002). Within Australia poverty is seen at 13 per cent, with an estimated total of 2.4 million Australian's now living in poverty (ACOSS, 2001). ... Henderson also cites that around 2 million Australian's are under the Henderson Poverty Line. ... Source: Orr, E. & Taylor, F. (1996), "Australia's Poverty Challenge, breaking the poverty cycle b...

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Poverty is very much a world issue. For example in Sierra Leone, an extremely poor African nation, 68% of its population lives below the poverty line (The Poorest). In Latin America, Colombia has 55% of its population living below the poverty line (The Poorest). And in Asia, where in 1996 Asia accounted for over two-thirds of the world's 1.3 billion poorest people (Encarta), the country of Cambodia, which is the fifth poorest country in the world, has 36% of its population living below the poverty line (The Poorest). ... Poverty can produce feelings of frustration, hopelessness, and a ...

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The War on Poverty was to break the cycle of poverty that affected nearly 35 million Americans (Greenbaum). ... Johnson's War on Poverty influenced many American lives. ... Johnson's War on Poverty influenced many American lives. What was the War on Poverty? ... Johnson was next in line for presidency after John F. ...

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The international income poverty level was determined by the World Bank and according to this measure, any person who lives on an income below US$1.25 per day is said to live below the poverty line. ... However the national poverty line is set at Birr at 3841 annually for Ethiopia. ... How can poverty be reduced then? To know the solution to the problem of poverty, the cause of poverty should be identified first. Poverty is caused by several factors: First, the poor cannot save and invest to get move income and come out of poverty. ...

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Child Poverty Child Poverty seems to be one of the major problems in the United States. Here I will tell about different authors' points of view on child poverty and how child poverty was created, the effects and some of the solutions the authors had came up with. ... Child poverty has been increasing dramatically through the years. ... Another reason they believe poverty is so high is because of the Government. Sherman states, that by government standards your yearly income is several hundred dollars above the 1992 poverty line; you are not, in the eyes of the government, official...

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In fact, in 1997, 17.5 per cent of Canadians were of low income, below the poverty line. ... What exactly is poverty? ... What needs to be accomplished in order to get those stricken in poverty to move from below the poverty line to well above it? What needs to be accomplished in order to eliminate the poverty line all together? ... Coincidentally, 1999 Statistics Canada aggregate-income-deficiency figures show that roughly $8.5 billion dollars would be enough money to bring all poor families with children and all unattached elderly Canadians up to the low income cutoffs line. ...

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Poverty in our schools is such a large controversial issue that really is ignored by a large majority of both future and current teachers. ... I am just exploring poverty in urban settings, but poverty is also an issue in rural districts. ... (Farmer-Hinton, 2002) We seem to think by seeing a few successful people who are a minority and/or living below the poverty line, everything is okay. ... (Benard 1995) It is difficult to maintain steady models of this line of thinking when almost half of new teachers in urban schools are leaving within five years. ... (Rodriguez 2002) Before we ...

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Poverty in our schools is such a large controversial issue that really is ignored by a large majority of both future and current teachers. ... I am just exploring poverty in urban settings, but poverty is also an issue in rural districts. ... (Farmer-Hinton, 2002) We seem to think by seeing a few successful people who are a minority and/or living below the poverty line, everything is okay. ... (Benard 1995) It is difficult to maintain steady models of this line of thinking when almost half of new teachers in urban schools are leaving within five years. ... (Rodriguez 2002) Before we ...

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In the United States, the official poverty rate was 15 percent in 2012, which is "46.5 million people living on or under the poverty line" ("Poverty in the United States"). ... Many Americans have begun to ignore the fact that there are so many people living under the poverty line, but ignoring poverty will not help the problem go away. ... Poverty by definition is "the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support" ("poverty"). ... Many try to blame the government for being in poverty, but the government is not the only cau...

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A huge issue in America is deep poverty. ... Philadelphia has the highest rate of deep poverty. ... While people just below the poverty line often escape poverty, people in deep poverty tend to stay in deep poverty. ... The other problem is that some of these people in deep poverty have kids. ... How does this have to do with deep poverty? ...

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Over the years poverty has been a problem that has affected the third world countries. ... Poverty occurs in most parts of the world. ... What is Poverty? ... Inferiority; inequality; scarcity; are all known as poverty. ... And also accompanied by Hernan Cortez, Francisco Pizarro, destroyed the civilization, and what is now Peru and other countries are almost on the line of poverty. ...

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Poverty In America For centuries many people in the US or abroad have dealt with and are forced to live life in poverty. ... Poverty affects all aspects of life on an individual. There are different types of poverty that exist. ... The poverty line is the level of income below, which the income of the household or individual is inadequate to meet the essential needs of the household or individual as determined by society. ... Poverty levels in the central city are at 18.5% and outside the city poverty levels are at 14.4%. ...

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America has dealt with poverty for decades and programs will continue to be created to assist American families in dealing with the effects of poverty. ... The greatest affects of poverty are on the innocent children who grow up in poverty stricken families and sadly, research reveals that poverty tends to move from one generation to the next. ... Although these effects are not always the result of poverty, they have been shown to be at a higher incidence in poverty stricken areas and families. ... In my future career in health care, I plan to be an advocate for the clients that I serve whi...

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Abramsky's The American Way of Poverty was well researched and presented new ideas about the current state of poverty by redefining what it is to be poor. ... Native Poverty and the Labor Market. ... This read was very helpful to me because Card discussed another point of view that I had not considered and that is outside of the governments lack of support, impoverished people are stuck in the same self-perpetuating cycle that keeps them below the poverty line. ... Census Bureau Shows More People Living in Areas of Poverty. ... Kiviat gives and clear picture as to how the poverty line w...

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Poverty in South Africa The statistics on poverty in South Africa are alarming. ... Fifty three percent of the South African population lives below the poverty line, with forty five percent being children below the age of 16. The effects of poverty in South Africa can be seen throughout the country with no one being sheltered from it. ... The extreme poverty in South Africa makes it very diverse. ... Until there is a unified outcry to correct this crippling situation, South Africa will remain poverty stricken and forever divided....

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A more residual poverty explanation or a cyclical perspective of poverty would be the second choice: poor parents. ... The working poor are people who maintain regular employment but still live below the poverty line. ... The statements given to choose from were with enough hard work, they can eventually advance out of poverty, they will stay the same and never advance out of poverty and lastly, they will eventually digress further into poverty. ... Our last question sought to identify those in actual poverty. ... The Census also estimates 46.2 million Americans live below the poverty line. ...

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