Poverty in the US

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Methodology2

Discussion8

Ways to Reduce Poverty9

Conclusion10

References12

Poverty in the US

Introduction

Poverty can be defined in several ways and can mean different things to people of different societies. Absolute poverty is to have inadequate funds to provide a minimum standard of living for oneself or one's family. Relative poverty is defined as doing worse off financially than the average person in a given society. Persons living in relative poverty may have no car, no television, and no toys for their children but have enough money for clothing, food and shelter. Relative to the average Americans, they are living poorly. A person or family living in absolute poverty, on the other hand, may not have enough money to pay for rent or groceries for the month. These different ways of defining poverty are debated by government officials and researchers. How poverty is defined is integral to the task of reducing its prevalence in society (Rodman 1963).

Studies from different perspectives show that the importance of education is significant in the sense that most of the characteristics of a population vary when education varies and is related to poverty directly. Economic growth alone does not solve the problem of poverty and education is the key to successfully resolve. It is therefore imperative to ensure the inclusion of the poorest in the educational system, since the higher level of education are higher chances of overcoming poverty. According to estimates, an individual reduces a six percent probability of being poor for each year of education. the belief that students in poverty can achieve high yields, the conviction that academic instruction is important, the concept education and poverty is not essentially different from the rest of the education system, need to focus on educational projects, the importance of giving a sense of urgency to educational management, the importance of building a culture of effort, the need deliver an enriched curriculum, choosing proven methods that work, to apply constant external assessments and, finally, the importance of a personalized and orderly environment (Sheffield 2011).

In this paper, we will be discussing the research conducted on poverty in the US. The research is aimed at analyzing ways that can reduce poverty and the reasons behind it.

Methodology

The research method that was included in the study was a questionnaire. The sample size for this study was 11 participants that were randomly selected. The participants were asked to answer ten questions based on poverty and its significance.

The following are the analysis of the questions that were answered by 11 participants. The analysis is done with the help of charts and graphs to discuss the response of these participants.

Question 1

When respondents were asked that what percent of the population do you think make up the 'Lower Class'? 72.7% of the respondents answered that the percent of the population that includes lower class is 24%. Whereas, 18.2% respondents answers that it is 16% and remaining participants consider that there is 20% population that makes up lower ...