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Page 1: Date: April 10, 2013 Topic: Poverty Aim: Why is there poverty in the United States? Do Now: Expect an open notebook test on Tuesday 4/16

DateDate: April 10, 2013: April 10, 2013

TopicTopic: Poverty: Poverty

AimAim: Why is there poverty in : Why is there poverty in the United States?the United States?

Do NowDo Now: Expect an open : Expect an open notebook test on Tuesday notebook test on Tuesday

4/16. 4/16.

Page 2: Date: April 10, 2013 Topic: Poverty Aim: Why is there poverty in the United States? Do Now: Expect an open notebook test on Tuesday 4/16

• Why do we have poverty today?Why do we have poverty today?

Page 3: Date: April 10, 2013 Topic: Poverty Aim: Why is there poverty in the United States? Do Now: Expect an open notebook test on Tuesday 4/16

Page 4: Date: April 10, 2013 Topic: Poverty Aim: Why is there poverty in the United States? Do Now: Expect an open notebook test on Tuesday 4/16

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The Poverty ThresholdThe Poverty Threshold

• Total income is less Total income is less than the amount to than the amount to satisfy the family’s satisfy the family’s minimum needsminimum needs

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The Poverty RateThe Poverty Rate

• Percentage of people Percentage of people who live in households who live in households with income below the with income below the official poverty threshold. official poverty threshold.

• Highest Poverty rates Highest Poverty rates are found:are found:

• African Americans and African Americans and Hispanics is twice the Hispanics is twice the rate for white Americans.rate for white Americans.

• Single mother families.Single mother families.

• Children and young Children and young adults.adults.

• Inner city. Inner city.

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Causes of PovertyCauses of Poverty• Lack of Education.Lack of Education.

• LocationLocation inner inner cities of United States cities of United States – people who live in – people who live in the inner-city earn the inner-city earn less – also rural areas. less – also rural areas.

• Racial and Gender Racial and Gender Discrimination.Discrimination.

• Economic ShiftsEconomic Shifts – – lack of education and lack of education and skills.skills.

• Family Structure.Family Structure.ADDICTION!

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Welfare ReformWelfare Reform• Shift from welfare to Shift from welfare to

workfare – requires work workfare – requires work for temporary assistance.for temporary assistance.

• Personal Personal Responsibility and Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act Work Opportunity Act (1996)(1996) Federal Federal government provided government provided money to the states to money to the states to fund their own welfare fund their own welfare programs. programs.

• If done correctly If done correctly more more skills for the labor force. skills for the labor force.

• However However lower the lower the wages of those already in wages of those already in the workforce. the workforce.

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Culture of PovertyCulture of Poverty• The theory that poor remain poor The theory that poor remain poor

because of their adaptations to the because of their adaptations to the burdens of poverty.burdens of poverty.

• Poor as having their own values and Poor as having their own values and beliefs. beliefs.

• Do you agree with this? Do you think that Do you agree with this? Do you think that opportunities are available and those in opportunities are available and those in poverty ignore them? poverty ignore them?