World Poverty

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This paper outlines some possible causes as well as solutions to the poverty that exists in the world today. The paper suggests that, when considering both the causes of and the solutions to poverty, we must recognize that household composition, education, and discrimination are all relative aspects of the problem.

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"The most obvious reason why people are living in poverty is due to the fact that they are not earning enough income. Not working, or not working enough are two compelling explanations as to why poverty exists. Common sense tells us that two parent households produce substantially higher incomes than single parent households, because two people are contributing to the family not just one. The size of family and family composition also play a crucial role in the outcome of a family's economic status (Magnum, 57). More children mean more mouths to feed, more backs to clothe, and more medical costs. The correlations between size of family and income can be viewed in the basic statistics that show that Hispanics, African Americans, and other minority groups not only have more children than Whites, but they also have much higher poverty rates. A single mother, who in most cases is living on some form of public assistance, usually runs single parent households. Single mother households are products of more and more marriages out of wedlock. A possible solution to both family size and unplanned pregnancies is the promotion of sex awareness, via mandatory sex education classes and use of contraceptives beginning early in adolescence and continuing through high school."

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