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The culture of poverty : An impediment to a nation's development - The one that I formulate with all my heart for my beloved Caribbean, including Haiti , is to get out of the culture of poverty to enter into the realm of the ...

The Culture of Poverty By Frank H. Mackaman “The culture of poverty .” I read that phrase, echoes of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society, a few days back in connection with efforts to combat the effects of long-term unemployment. It recalled a statement by Senate Minority Leader ...

The "culture of poverty" myth returns : " By Alyssa Battistoni The New York Times caused a stir earlier this week with its assertion that the "culture of poverty " theory of urban decline is back in ... See all stories on this topic » Salon "

Tackling the culture of poverty  - Titled “The Virus of Poverty Culture,” Dreher’s piece pivoted off the work of photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally, who grew up in Troy, New York, and returned to chronicle the lives of poor white residents there

“The Culture of Poverty” – A Response – media voices for children : "So people stay and live in poverty . Their family roots are here. Houses pass down from one family member to another, and our kids make lasting friendships. Young children don't really understand poverty —to them, it's just the way ... media voices for children - http://mediavoicesforchildren.org/ "

How America is rigged for the rich  - It's not the culture of poverty , though. It's the culture of wealth. We live in an age of extreme concentration of wealth in America . The problem is not just ...

Blaming the Poor for Their Own Poverty : Namely, they have constructed variations on the “culture of poverty ” argument. In “The White Underclass,” his recent op-ed piece for the New York Times, Kristof brings our nation's favorite blame game back: “In 1965, Daniel Patrick Moynihan released a ...

The Virus Of Poverty Culture  - These photos make me aware of my own unconscious biases, which saw poverty in America as primarily a phenomenon of the black underclass.

Poor Reason: Culture Still Doesn't Explain Poverty at ... : "The article was prompted by a recent issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science under the title, “Reconsidering Culture and Poverty .” In their introductory essay, the editors, Mario Luis Small, ...

White America Is Oblivious to the Truth About Black Poverty  - Chait replied with, “I agree that racial discrimination persists, but I don't believe this fact abnegates the possibility that a culture of poverty exists as well ...

Right-winger promotes abducting children from gay parents : He's also advocated barring Muslims from coming to the United States and said Native Americans are mired in poverty because they refuse to accept Christianity and “the superior culture” of the newcomers to the New World. In the minister's trial taking ...

Egypt's Mubarak: From poverty to the presidency : " ... took tentative steps toward democratic reform but then pulled back toward the authoritarianism that, coupled with poverty and a culture of corruption, ...

Low pay keeps even more in poverty than the jobless : "Tackling the so-called culture of worklessness and reducing poverty are noble aims. This week's announcements, however, will do little to address either. ... See all stories on this topic » "

Global Poverty Deserves Local Outreach : "By Stefani Kim | Email the author | 3:11pm The hardship and poverty suffered by those far removed by distance and culture typically only enters the collective consciousness during times of strife or mass famine, while news headlines seem to eschew the ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | AMERICA

Illiteracy, poverty and ignorance, bane of development : "Batanyaa (C/R), May 7, GNA - The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), on Friday, identified poverty , culture, ignorance and illiteracy, as factors that could impinge on the country's vision of achieving a strong democratic state. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Family breakdown is the biggest issue America refuses to talk about - More and more children in America are growing up in broken homes and in a culture of toxic stress and violence. Most of these children will never commit a crime. But many will end up living in poverty . Suffering addiction. Or homelessness, or debt, or persistent unemployment – or a combination of these ...

Policies Result in 'Poverty Culture' : "Russia's social policy has failed, as it undercuts the middle class and fosters a " poverty culture" on a scale previously unseen in the country, a government-ordered report said Tuesday. About 6.3 million able-bodied men of working age deliberately ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Struggles may end entitlement culture : "She spoke of poverty and lack of health care, and said our biggest national security problem is from within, claiming we are facing the worst community crisis since slavery. I share Edelman's passion and concern, but suggest that the answer doesn't lie ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English

America's most livable city must be livable for everyone  - The middle-to-upper class “gentrifiers,” or those whose thirst for selective culture without the reality of poverty have forced families out of their longtime ...

The Case for Giving Money to Poor Parents  - This would be a useful contribution to debates over whether persistent American poverty is a function of a “tailspin of culture…in the inner cities” or a ...