sociology dq 5

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Cite material 3 times from Williams, Brian K., Stacey C. Sawyer, Carl M. Wahlstrom. 2017. Marriages, Families, and Intimate Relationships. 4th Edition. Pearson. ISBN: 978-0-13-442668-6 and other sources as well

You must address both parts of this prompt:

Part A:

What are at least 5 reasons for the high rate of poverty and problems for America’s children?

Part B:

Discuss how industrialization changed the role of work and family in the United States? What happened during the Great Depression?

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Running Head: Sociology

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5 Reasons for The High Rate of Poverty and Problems for America’s Children
Its cause notwithstanding, it is important to note that poverty has got major, devastating
consequences for individuals who live in it. Many organizations and government have taken part
in and documented the major effects of poverty on the people with a distinctive attention being
centered on children. One common outcome of these studies is that childhood poverty impacts
lifelong consequences to the children especially on their ability to access quality education and
attain financial stability (Williams, Brian, Stacey, Sawyer, Carl, Wahlstrom, 2017). From the
study, poor children have got a higher probability to remain poor all their lives due to this early
exposure to poverty. They are also more likely to drop from school compared to children from
financially stable backgrounds and are more likely to become teenage parents compared to those
from financially stable backgrounds. Recent studies indicate that while only 1 percent of children
born in financially stable backgrounds end up being poor in adulthood, over 30 percent of
children born in poor backgrounds grow up to be poor. Marital problems are the major cause of
pover...


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