SYG 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, Child Care
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Class and global inequality: definitions, stratification = inequality, social class: segment of the population whose members hold a similar share of resources and who may also share values, norms, and lifestyle. Poverty line: definition: annual income below which you are officially poor. Formula: computed cost of nutritionally adequate diet x 3. Children under 18: 22: example of consequences: poor children. How do americans view the poor: attitudes of social darwinism and individualism. ** americans blame the poor people themselves: myths about poor, refusal to work. -reality: minimum wage < cost of living: welfare dependency. Welfare = temporary assistance for needy families (tanf) - block grant = each state is given money by fed gov; spent at state"s discretion; total: billion. - lifetime cap = no more than 5 years total in your lifetime; most recipients are on for <2 years total. - get a job within 2 years of receiving welfare; most are working >1 job.
