Sociology 3358F/G Lecture 7: Bridges out of Poverty
11 Apr 2018
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Main one is called low income measure: number and percent with income of less than. Low income cut off: income threshold below which a family is expected to devote a larger share of its income to the necessities of food, shelter, and clothing. Market basket measure: based on ability to purchase things, includes food, clothing, footwear, transportation, shelter and other expenses. Mayors advisor panel on poverty: poverty has grown up at 17% London has more than ontario and canada. Under 6 has gone up to 24% Only demographic that is better than canada and ontario are 65+ Overrepresentation of indigenous people in poverty, 41% London has unique problem that ontario works is different, mostly single adult men, factories started to shut down. Ontario work- make about a year, less than half of the threshold we use to define poverty. Family of 4- makes , again less than half of the threshold.
