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1 Poverty

2 Demographics of Poverty
Age In 2000, 16.2% of all children were poor, contributing to high infant mortality rate Race and ethnicity Two-thirds of all poor are white In 2000, 22.1% of all African Americans and 21.2% of all Latinos lived in poverty, in relation to population numbers they are three times as likely to be poor Gender The feminization of poverty: 60% of poor are women Rise in households headed by single women

3 Functions of Poverty (Gans)
Risk Reduction Scapegoating Reserve labor Job creation Moral legitimation Norm reinforcement Popular culture villains Institutional scapegoating Conservative power shifting Spatial purification

4 Structural sources of Poverty
Both Functionalists and Conflict theorists claim these sources (Macro) Wages Divesting Globalism: outsourcing jobs Job deskilling: technology is cheaper Location and types of jobs

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