Poverty and Children in the United States

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This paper examines the social problem of child poverty in the U.S., comparing the U.S. child poverty rate to that of other countries where the rate is much lower. The paper looks at the primary causes of child poverty, the devastating economic and social consequences of child poverty and possible strategies and policies that might be implemented in order to address and solve the problem.

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Poverty and Children in the U.S.
The Problem
The Cause
The Consequences
Help for Poverty

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"Nearly one in five (18.3%) of children in the United States lived in officially defined poverty in 1998 (Poverty, 2000). A poor family is defined as on with and income of less than half the national average (Poverty, 2000). A family with extreme poverty earns an income of less than 6,500 dollars per year (Koch, 2000). How do some families become so far into poverty level? Is there any way that society can help these families? Today approximately 13.5 million American children are still poor amidst unprecedented prosperity (Koch, 2000). When compared to other countries around the world, these numbers are even more astonishing."

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