sociology 130 quiz 4 Flashcards
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Absolute Poverty is
The physical standard for poverty
cost of foodx3 (thrifty food program)
Relative poverty is
based on the culture of a country
How is poverty measured
By the number of people in a household
Why would someone think there are too many people classified as poor?
in kind benefits
Why would someone like the National Academy of Science think that there are too little people classified as poor?
ignores real housing costs
ignores daycare
are there more old people or kids poor?
kids 22% as opposed to 9%
What group has the largest population of poverty in the US
Whites 47%
What group has the largest percentage of poverty in the US
African americans 24.7%
Longitudinal poverty
2/3 poor less than 3 years over a 10 year period
What is short term poverty caused by?
It is caused by big events
What is long term poverty caused by?
inter city and rural areas
Charles Murray and most americans believe that poverty comes from what
culture
What is the perceived culture of poverty like
present time orientation
lack of self discipline
inability to defer gratification
What does wilson argue about poverty
economy=key growing inequality no role models spatial mismatch - jobs/transportation culture after poverty
What percentage of people are cheating on welfare
95%, but most aren’t reporting work
long term poverty
2/3 poor for more than 10 years
