SOC 270 Midterm: SOC270_exam2.docx
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A u t u m n 2 0 1 1 | 1. Introduction to poverty & inequality in usa & world. There are different perspectives of how social scientists study poverty and inequality. Educationally, criminal justice, objectively, subjectively, etc: poverty is defined as a state in which income is sufficient to provide basic necessities, such as: healthcare, food, safety, shelter, education, and clothing. : 1) extreme lack of income to satisfy basic food needs (abs). Income poverty of income for satisfying essential non-food needs (rel). Indicators include: infant mortality, life expectancy, gdp, literacy rate, etc. The us measures poverty by setting a poverty threshold. It is then collected via: census -> determines the national average. Poverty guidelines from this threshold, lets dshs determine if the individual is eligible for benefits such as: tanf (ebt-cash), food stamps (ebt-food), etc. A u t u m n 2 0 1 1 | 2. International poverty: italy highest abs & usa highest rel!
