Poverty

The most important element of social stratification, as I have taken it from this term, is how it seems to be an inevitable and complex system in virtually any culture. It is a framework, in a sense, and one based upon a wide variety of factors. Gender, economic status, class,...

People are poor because they are lazy and refuse to work: What is more often the case is that people are unable to access work because of many reasons including: a long-term disability, lack of other resources like transportation or appropriate clothing, lack of responsible child care and limited education...

Despite moving towards improvement, the problem of low life expectancy has not changed a lot, and according to the World Bank, life expectancy has grown by only a couple of years over a ten-year period (Data.worldbank.org., 2017). Especially weak was and still is the growth in the countries of Central...

In the 19th century, the U.S. was faced with a spate of immigrants (Ehrenreich, 2014). In fact, immigration patterns in the early 19th century included high levels of immigration from across the world, while legislation by the late 19th century limited immigration from many parts of world and encouraged immigration...

People in poverty in rural communities have been underrepresented in America. Poverty can cause so many other issues, one of them being a lack of quality public health services. Historically, poor people have experienced barriers not faced by middle-class or wealthy Americans, especially low-income individuals that fall between the cracks...

Romania has experienced a slow and difficult growth towards stable market economy since the fall of communist regime. Romania had ranked second highest in the EU in regard to relative poverty rate, after Lithuania. Romania had in 2010 a risk of poverty rate of 17.2% (Eurostat, EU-SILC data). Inequalities appeared...

In the 21st century, poverty has become a major problem for many countries as they battle to sustain development and utilize their remaining resources to support civilization and population growth. Ladies and Gentlemen, population growth is crucial in this respect as it is placing greater pressure on governments worldwide to...

In society today, the term outcast applies to anyone who does not want to go with the mainstream culture. An outcast is technically someone who is cast out from society. Sometimes an outcast is purposefully an outcast by habits and choices. Other times an outcast can be someone who does...

Aboriginal individuals have a long and rich history that is inclusive of rich cultural and spiritual roots. A large section of the traditions were however changed or forcefully removed when the settlers came into the picture. The forceful introduction of European way of life and morals to Aboriginal societies, the...