SOCL 3505 Lecture 3: WEEK 3
Document Summary
Big decrease in poverty among ages 65+ between 1959-2015. Under the age of 18 has the highest poverty rate but is still lower than it was in 1959. 18-24 age group are slightly higher than the 65+ age group. Poverty rates and percent of poverty populations are different based on group size. Poverty dynamics: despite popular images, most poverty occurs in spells, studies have estimated as many as 1 in 3 americans will experience poverty in their life course. Estimated that just over 10% remain in poverty to 10 or more years. Despite shortness of common poverty spells, common to fall in and out of poverty. About half of those who climb out of poverty will fall back into poverty within 4 years. A ra(cid:374)ge of fa(cid:272)tors i(cid:374)flue(cid:374)(cid:272)e ti(cid:373)e a(cid:374)d po(cid:448)ert(cid:455), so(cid:373)e e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ples i(cid:374)(cid:272)lude(cid:863) macroeconomic climate (is the economy good or bad), and race. Social mobility: movement within a system of stratification, open systems of stratification.
