Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e

Robert H. Lauer, U.S. International University
Jeanette C. Lauer, U.S. International University

Poverty

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Define and discuss the extent of poverty in the United States.

Identify the people most likely to be poor.

Show how poverty affects basic human rights and needs.

Discuss the way in which social institutions contribute to the problem of poverty.

Explain how both the attitudes toward the poor and the attitudes of the poor contribute to the perpetuation of poverty.

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