Chapter 6 Poverty Amid Affluence. © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. The Haves and...

Chapter 6

Poverty Amid Affluence

© 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Haves and the Have-nots

• Are the Rich a Social Problem?• Wealthfare

• What is poverty attributed to?– The Poor– The Working Poor– The Severely Poor


Figure 6-1: Corporate Income Taxes as a % of GDP; Table 6-1: Average Income Received by Households


Figure 6-2 & 3: Average After-Tax Income; Median Household Income


Figure 6-4: Poverty Rates of in the Labor Force for 27 Weeks or More


Poverty and Social Class; The Nature of Poverty

• Social stratification

• Class stratification

• The Poverty Line

• Who Are the Poor?


Poverty and Social Class; The Nature of Poverty

– Poverty and Minority Groups– Poverty and Geography– Rural Poverty– The Dependent Poor

• Event Poverty– The Impact of Severe Recession– Immigration and Poverty


Figure 6-5 & 6: Distribution of U.S. Families; Poverty Rates, by Age


Figure 6-7: Child Poverty in Industrialized Countries


Figure 6-8: Poverty Rates, by Education and Race or Ethnicity


Table 6-2: U.S. States Ranked by Poverty Rate


Figure 6-9 & 10: Children with Disabilities Receiving SSI & Poverty in Immigrants & Non-Immigrants


Concomitants of Poverty

• Healthcare

• Education– Poor receive fewer years of schooling

• Housing and Homelessness

• Justice– Inadequate legal defense


Explanations of Persistent Poverty

• Structural Explanations

• Cultural Explanations


Figure 6-13 & 14: Income Sources for Poor Female-Headed Families


Figure 6-15: Size & Composition of Social Welfare Expenditures

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