Poor Classes within the United States

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This paper analyzes the issues of race and class status of the poor within the United States. It describes the marginalization of race within the United States and shows how there is a construct that denies a livable wage for those of "minority" status. The paper specifically examines how race and class are important factors in defining who is poor and who is not within the United States.

From the Paper:

"These statistics provide an imbalanced ratio of poor minorities in relation to the larger white population's percentage of working poor within their racial constructs. This provides a general outlook as to the way that many minorities are receiving low wage jobs, especially those jobs (mostly agrarian) that are part of the current illegal alien debate. The construct of race in American accepts the white consensus that minorities should partake in service jobs, reflecting a racist social apparatus that drives down wages for people with differing skin colors that the white milieu. This is the racial construct of poverty within America, which defines why skin color is a factor in determining the poor in this type of economy."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Alter, J. (2005). "The other America." Newsweek.com. Retrieved 30 October, 2006 from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9287641/site/newsweek/page/2/
• "Rural poverty in the Americas." (2006). Rural Poverty Portal. Retrieved 30 October, 2006 from http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/english/regions/americas/index.htm

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