If it is true that equal opportunity doesnt exist in American than the idea of the "American Dream" would be false. ... However I dont have any statistics to prove that at this time, I hope to accomplish that in my research. ... Literature Review: In the article "Getting ahead: social mobility among the urban poor" by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh, the author examines the social mobility within the urban poor population. ... It was a pleasant change from the monotonous statistics that usually fill these types of articles. ... In this article the author goes over these statistics as well as explainin...

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The Effect of AIDS and Birth Rates are falling but Population is not. ... Another problem is AIDS, which is both a population and social problem. ... Another problem we are facing is a real population explosion among the poor. ... Statistics show that most of them leave the mother to support the child on their own with no financial support whatsoever. America's inner cities -Vs- Third World Countries At first, it might appear impossible to compare conditions in America's inner cities with those that characterize overpopulated countries of the Third World. ...

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It was, as well, the only possibility for many countries to improve their economy: especially in Latin America, where Mexico just stopped refunding its debt because it couldn't pay anymore. ... In each country, even the population is divided in different economic and social layers. ... Twenty percent of the world's population living in the richest countries have 74 times the income of the poorest. ... For example, we can see in England and in America as well, that the differences in income between upper and lower social layers are larger than they have ever been since collection of...

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Unfortunately, while these examples may be accurate in defining a certain type or category of the homeless population, they do not delineate its parameters. ... The numbers of homeless people have multiplied in every major American city since 1980. Drug abuse and crime statistics continue to rise. ... As of 1985, approximately 35 million American citizens did not have any kind of medical insurance coverage. ... Despite these statistics, there is little evidence that the doctrinal appeal of the New Right is declining. ...

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Statistics on Poverty among Women and Current Obstacles Women Face in Relationship to Employment Currently in Canada, women continue to struggle for financial well-being. ... To illustrate the prevalence of poverty among women in Canada, Morris provides a variety of reflexive Canadian statistics. ... The population of migrant women is increasing in Canada. ... According to the 2010-2011 Statistics Canada survey of women's economic and employment, women earned only 75 per cent of what men did in 2009, and the wage gap was even greater if all employed men and women and not just full-ye...

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Despite obvious differences, the similarities and parallels between the predicament of large portions of the population in the developing world and the residents of the urban underclass neighborhoods are quite striking. ... It must be noted that by virtue of an unwritten agreement between the U.S.A. and Western European countries all of the 12 World Bank presidents elected until today have been North American nationals. ...

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