Feminization of poverty

In a Polyandrous marriage, the older brothers are generally married first and the younger one added into his brothers’ marriage. In other words, the women may be older than the second or even the third husband. In this case, the younger brother can be coerced by his parents or his brother to enter into a polyandrous marriage for the sake of family profit. Another example by Symons ( 1995) adds on to the previous point that men prefer younger wives according to cues of age, hormonal status,…

The top 30 wealthiest Americans own so much, they own more than half the population of the U.S. (Paul Buchheit/Alternet). That is proof that there is inequality still in today's society. The western world has made a great effort since the middle ages, but we still have things like gender inequality, income inequality, and political inequality. You might not think about it, but there is a lot of gender inequality in today’s society. Believe it or not, but in some places, women can't even drive.…

Italians. Brave Italian immigrants traveled through Ellis Island to start their new life in America because of economic hardship and religious, race and political persecution. Italians living in Southern Italy traveled to America because of extreme poverty. Life in Southern Italy was difficult for landless peasants and it also brought hardship, exploitation and violence. The farmers lived in harsh conditions, living in one bedroom houses with no plumbing or electricity.…

In the United States about four million people experience homelessness each year. The number of homeless children ranges from 800,000 to two million. Recent study shows that one in fifty children in the United States is homeless. About 40% of the homeless population is families with children, which is also the fastest growing segment of the homeless population. With nowhere to go they're forced to sleep in parks, under bridges, in cars or a shelter (Overview of Homelessness In America).…

of millions of Americans living at or below the poverty line. While many great assistance programs are currently in place, they are clearly not enough. Whether through reforming existing programs or developing new ones, it is clear our country needs to change the way we aid those in need. For example, the government could provide assistance to people who disassociate themselves from drug-addicted family members. We need to abandon the idea that poverty is a direct result of laziness or solely…

Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt is a memoir about growing up in poverty in Ireland, and the need to make it to America to escape his inevitable miserable future in Limerick. Frank , the main character, has to cope with neglect his alcoholic father, dead siblings and friends, as well as the prejudice he faces as a poor lane boy. Marxism is defined by the power struggle that society faces as a whole. The obvious element of a power struggle demonstrated by McCourt, is the fact that his family is…

There is much to be learned from analyzing Dorothea Lange’s photograph “Migrant Mother” and the article relating to it by Kevin Starr. The photograph shows a poor migrant family and how the conditions they have been living through have begun to wear them down. The article gives more personal information on the family, ones you wouldn’t have been able to get from the photo, like how the mother’s name was Florence Thompson and that, “...they had been living on frozen vegetables from surrounding…

Humor is a way to show opinions in a light-hearted manner. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a satire that talks about everything from religion to technology, politics to reality. Although the book is older, it is still relevant for readers today and the issues that are discussed are usually universal in their meaning, and to Society. Douglas Adams presents an idea as if it is ridiculous and it appears ridiculous to the reader, but then relates this ‘ridiculous’ idea in the day to day…

discrimination, non-fatal and high fatal injuries on the job, as well as violation of wages. Low salaries lead to unsafe structural housing. Other health disparities within this population are language barriers, availability to transportation and due to low poverty levels in this region, access to healthcare has become a big issue. Many of the local farmworkers are illegal immigrants, therefore, there is limited to no insurance…

What does the negative effects of poverty do to a child’s life chances? In The Lesson by Toni Cade Bambara and Everyday Use by Alice Walker, the distinction of poverty is addressed differently between the main characters, but it is analogous to each character’s success in life because of the inability to withstand some aspect of poverty. Poverty is the state of being extremely poor but one can have great wealth and be emotionally impoverished. The characters in the short stories have the ability…