Child Proverty and Its Effects on Society
Running Head: CHILD POVERTY AND ITS EFFECT OF SOCIETY 1
Child Poverty And Its Effects On Society:
Dr. Edward Hernendez
Introduction to Sociology
June 2, 2012
Child Poverty And It’s Effect On Society 2 Poverty, is a problem that affects all citizens. This is an issue that will linger and become worse if not focused on. The reason there is such an abundance of children that are poor is because they are dependent on adults that are poor as well. The problem of poor adults comes from the government. Poor social structure has lead to many families living in bad conditions. Children are the ones suffering from the social system. They will be the victims of many future obstacles caused by childhood poverty. Child Poverty starts with the parent(s) of the family. They suffer from poor economic problems, so in order to have a understanding of child poverty, some things have to be discussed. A child is considered to be someone under the age of 18. Family is a group of individuals related by blood, marriage or adoption, who share a home in which at least one person is under 18 years of age. Children have no choice towards the environment, they are dependent on the parent(s) for financial purposes and cannot escape the reality of there environment, therefore, child poverty is a result of adult poverty. Economic and demographic forces are other problems that people in poverty face. The inequality of earnings among workers plays a huge part in the population in poverty. The problem is, earnings for workers have not increased a lot, but inflation has, which means the power of a dollar is less as inflation rises. For the low income family, they must spend more of their income towards food, shelter and clothing. The share of our population in poverty fell dramatically between 1960 and 1970. Since then, the poverty
Child Poverty And Its Effects On Society:
Dr. Edward Hernendez
Introduction to Sociology
June 2, 2012
Child Poverty And It’s Effect On Society 2 Poverty, is a problem that affects all citizens. This is an issue that will linger and become worse if not focused on. The reason there is such an abundance of children that are poor is because they are dependent on adults that are poor as well. The problem of poor adults comes from the government. Poor social structure has lead to many families living in bad conditions. Children are the ones suffering from the social system. They will be the victims of many future obstacles caused by childhood poverty. Child Poverty starts with the parent(s) of the family. They suffer from poor economic problems, so in order to have a understanding of child poverty, some things have to be discussed. A child is considered to be someone under the age of 18. Family is a group of individuals related by blood, marriage or adoption, who share a home in which at least one person is under 18 years of age. Children have no choice towards the environment, they are dependent on the parent(s) for financial purposes and cannot escape the reality of there environment, therefore, child poverty is a result of adult poverty. Economic and demographic forces are other problems that people in poverty face. The inequality of earnings among workers plays a huge part in the population in poverty. The problem is, earnings for workers have not increased a lot, but inflation has, which means the power of a dollar is less as inflation rises. For the low income family, they must spend more of their income towards food, shelter and clothing. The share of our population in poverty fell dramatically between 1960 and 1970. Since then, the poverty
References: U.S. Census Bureau, (2008). Sociology Textbook page 288 Cauthen, N. K, & Fass, S. (2008). Measuring income and poverty in the United States. New York, NY: National Center for Children in Poverty, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health.