Myths About The Poor In America

Common Myths about the Poor in America Poverty is the big problem in the world and the myths about the poor are vary in different countries. Culture, social belief and norms, religion, socioeconomic levels and politic are factors that directly affects on rate of poverty in different countries. Some researchers see poor people as “deficient” and innately inferior due to genetic factors that produce lower intelligence and cognitive abilities (Herrnstein & Murray). In elevated countries like America due to inequality in wages and life style level from one side and in other side the distributing of free benefits by social services for poor which is comparable life style with working class people, creates a reason to refusing