How the Other Half Lives

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In this article, the various sociological factors within 'How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York' by Jacob Riis is analyzed. The writer suggests that in many ways, the melting pot of different races, classes, and ethnic peoples is the over populated masses that lived in poverty on the Lower East Side. The writer also points out that the often-horrible living conditions helped to spread disease throughout the populations. The writer further notes that building more hospitals and setting housing policy would help to lower the growth of contagious disease in these impoverished communities.

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"This social study examines the crucial elements of sociological studies for the poor in 'How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York' by Jacob A. Riis. By realizing the sociological premise of poverty within the ghettos of New York City, the conditions of the poor are revealed through the lower class strata of American society. Riis defines these people in regards to their race, income, and other variables that allow a deeper understanding of how these people live in the country's most violent oppressive ghettos. In essence, Riis provides a detailed analysis and sociological study of how the poor live within New York City's lower class urban ghettos in the 19th century."

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