CRM/LAW C110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Inequality, Single Parent, Married People
5 Oct 2018
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Official measure of poverty: family of four: k. The number is set as a flat line and does not pay attention to cost of living in various regions. Another way of measuring poverty involves the size of a family and how much is required for survival (absolute poverty??). The problem with this official measure of poverty is that it leaves out a large number of people including homeless people since the basic survey is sent out to households, which causes many people to go unaccounted for. Thus, poverty in reality is way worse than the official statistics. Overall, the poverty line provides a general idea of the misconceptions pertaining to poverty and race, stereotypes, etc. that is presented by the media. As a result, it becomes more difficult to fix poverty. For example, some minority groups have a higher chance of being considered poor than other minorities.
