Poverty Is a Predictor of Deviant Behavior

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2 Article Summary In this article, I look at the issue of poverty in the United States and attempt to find out why it has been so difficult to fix, despite all efforts. The article centers focus on four essential motivations behind why poverty continues in the US: the tremendous number of individuals working in low-wage occupations, the close to nonattendance of monetary help for low-pay women and children; continuous racial and orientation concerns, and a shortage of employment that pays a living wage. Because wages in the lower half of the income spectrum have been relatively stable since 1973 (Edelman, 2012), the author believes that the prevalence of low- wage employment is a major contributor to poverty. Furthermore, since support was all but removed in the mid-1990s, severe poverty has skyrocketed. The article states that poverty rates disproportionately affect minorities and one- parent homes and that race and gender play a role. The article discusses the importance of social safety nets like food stamps and helps in battling poverty, as well as the problems that low- income families, particularly those led by single mothers, confront. Making the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes, raising the minimum wage, providing health care and a robust safety net, and encouraging those in the middle to act in their economic self-interest are all solutions advocated in the essay (Edelman, 2012). To summarize, this article offers a detailed study of the factors behind the continuation of poverty in the United States and recommendations for addressing those difficulties. Poverty is a multidimensional issue, and any solution must include various factors. The Park Place Video The video Park Place investigates wealth disparity in the United States and how it influences popular views of poverty. The video underlines that the wealthy may preserve things the way they are by using their money and position to advance their interests while the poor continue to live in abject poverty (The Why, 2013). The article on poverty in the United States highlights this discrepancy by emphasizing that median family income for the bottom half has remained stagnant since 1973 while gradually climbing for the top one percent. The Park Place film also shows how the discrepancy between the rich and the poor shape people's perceptions of poverty. Rich individuals may afford to emotionally and physically distance themselves from poverty, allowing them to minimize its importance and effect. This is reflected in the article's comment that the value of meaningful employment in pulling people out of poverty has been underrated, as it has to improve income and provide job support. Why The Poor Are Seen as Dangerous and Undeserving. The article on poverty in America and the Park Place video examines the wealth difference and how it affects the status quo and people's views of poverty (Edelman, 2012). The reasons why people experiencing poverty are stigmatized are discussed in more detail in chapters four and five of the book. According to the textbook, since they are isolated from poverty, the wealthy may ignore its relevance ( Reiman & Leighton, 2020). This is reflected in the article's comment that the value of meaningful employment in pulling people out of poverty has been underrated, as it has to improve income and provide job support. Another issue discussed in the course is the wealthy's capacity to sway public opinion and maintain biases against the poor. The Park Place video shows the wealthy using their wealth to keep the poor in abject poverty.

3 Thoughts on Fairness. Fairness, in my opinion, is a pillar of any civilized society. Everyone deserves the same chance at success and equal access to the resources to help them succeed. However, this is only sometimes the case in current society due to the financial inequality between the affluent and the poor.

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4 References Edelman, P. (2012). "Poverty in America: Why Can't We End It?". Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works . 1004. https://scholarship.law.georgetown.edu/facpub/1004 Reiman, J., & Leighton, P. (2020). The rich get richer and the poor get prison: Thinking critically about class and criminal justice . Routledge.’ The Why. (2013). Park Avenue: Money, Power and the American Dream ⎜ WHY POVERTY? ⎜ (Documentary). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6niWzomA_So

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