SOCL 2001 Chapter : Ch. 10 & 11 Outline
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Poverty: a condition of deprivation due to economic circumstances (absolute or relative) generally thought to be severe enough that the individual can"t live with dignity in his/her society. Economic opportunity act of 1964 introduced head start, college of work study, and job. Illegal work, multigenerational living arrangements, multifamily households, serial. Watch a neighbor"s kids for a job interview, lend someone food stamps, etc. Often hard to escape this cycle; get a steady job, people ask more from you. Inmates don"t want to get involved with women with children in case the father comes back into her life. If men are afraid to become attached to women with children, the instability of the household is perpetuated. In 1965 report, daniel moynihan argued that the cultural arrangement of black families matrifocal (mom in charge) and multigenerational is the cause, not the effect of aa economic problems. This is known as the tangle of pathology .
