Poverty in the United States Liberty University Introduction to Human Services HSER 500 Dr. Alicia Akins Abstract Poverty is one of the most serious issues in the United States today. Those that are affected were once the minority of society is now emerging as the majority. The new faces of poverty would surprise many people. It is no longer the face of the pleading face of a middle-aged man on a city street holding up a sign that says “Hungry‚ Need Help.”‚ or the face of a young
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Homelessness is a big problem throughout the United States. Homelessness means someone is living on the streets without a roof over their head.There are many factors that contribute to a person becoming homeless such as‚ job loss‚ mental illness‚ poverty‚ unaffordable housing‚ drugs‚ etc. A large number of people become homeless because a lot of jobs don’t hire them if there isn’t a current address or if they don’t have reliable transportation. According to The National Alliance to End Homelessness
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The United States‚ one of the most powerful and wealthiest countries in the world‚ 1 in 5 people suffer from the effects of poverty most of them being children and teens. Back in 1964‚ the government said‚”that 23% of kids in the United States go to be hungry or without basic human needs”(LA Times). Another study done by the Census Bureau shows‚”The official poverty rate is 13.5 percent...” and “...an estimated 43.1 million Americans lived in poverty according to the official measure”(UC Davis).
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remember with poverty is that it is a structural problem‚ especially for women‚ of which 15.6 percent are living in poverty in the United States. This compared to 13 percent of men who are living in poverty. (U.S. Bureau of the Census‚ qtd in Aulette and Wittner) These numbers also increase for people of different races‚ including an increased gap between women and men within those races. This phenomenon is called the “feminization of poverty‚” simply women are more likely to be living in poverty compared
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opinion‚ poverty is drawn by a line and that line is not invisible or obscured. Either you’re above that line or you are below that line. The definition of poverty is‚ “the general scarcity or dearth‚ or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. It is a multifaceted concept‚ which includes social‚ economic‚ and political elements. Poverty seems to be chronic or temporary but most of the time it is closely related to inequality” (Helpful Dictionary). Poverty is just
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The Faces of Poverty “Don’t look down on a man if you can’t help pick him up” –Ms. Bailey. Poverty in the United States tends to conjure up images of homeless people living under bridges‚ people with signs begging street corners‚ and soup kitchens and homeless shelters. Throughout history‚ poverty has been a pervasive issue in the United States; it is an issue that has managed to survive despite government’s the countless efforts to eradicate it. As a result‚ it has spread and affects a wide array
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Studies by the International Center for Eradicating Poverty show that in third world countries the primary cause of poverty stems from the effects of natural disasters‚ the lack of uniform infrastructure‚ corruption‚ centralized government power‚ lack of knowledge‚ employment skills‚ education and resources. With our rising rates of unemployment and homelessness and lack of education‚ America and a number of other countries are diving into poverty. With worldwide involvement and unlimited financial
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progress in the poverty rates. However‚ the rates weren’t significantly improved in the number of Americans living in poverty. It is always the same old story where the gains from the economic growth go largely to the wealthiest Americans‚ and I believe that there should be an end to this. If you could just hear me out‚ and listen to the solutions I have to reduce both poverty and income inequality. As we mentioned above the United Sates still faces poverty problems. To address this problem the first
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Poverty has been and is still a global issue‚ especially in the United States. Statistics show that there are over 1.5 million currently homeless or in poverty in the United States. Although‚ organizations have been and are still being formed today in order to stop or slow poverty‚ the rate of poverty still continues to grow over (Farguheson).While a person is going through the motions of poverty throughout their lives‚ there are many contributions that may have put them into that situation and
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Persuasive Speech #1 Introduction Opener: Mother Theresa once said‚ “Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty.” She understood that donating money cannot solve poverty alone and that it is more important to show that persons in poverty do not go unnoticed. Background: The issue of poverty was really brought to my attention when it was a major part of the high school debate topic last year. I did a lot of research in order to find out what could be done and how
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