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Demographics and Functions of Poverty: A Comprehensive Analysis

This article examines the demographics of poverty, including age, race/ethnicity, and gender. It also explores the various functions of poverty, such as risk reduction and job creation. Discover the structural sources of poverty, including wages and globalism.

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Demographics and Functions of Poverty: A Comprehensive Analysis

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  1. Poverty

  2. Demographics of Poverty • Age • In 2000, 16.2% of all children were poor, contributing to high infant mortality rate • Race and ethnicity • Two-thirds of all poor are white • In 2000, 22.1% of all African Americans and 21.2% of all Latinos lived in poverty, in relation to population numbers they are three times as likely to be poor • Gender • The feminization of poverty: • 60% of poor are women • Rise in households headed by single women

  3. Functions of Poverty (Gans) • Risk Reduction • Scapegoating • Reserve labor • Job creation • Moral legitimation • Norm reinforcement • Popular culture villains • Institutional scapegoating • Conservative power shifting • Spatial purification

  4. Structural sources of Poverty • Both Functionalists and Conflict theorists claim these sources (Macro) • Wages • Divesting • Globalism: outsourcing jobs • Job deskilling: technology is cheaper • Location and types of jobs

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