Born with a wooden spoon. Welcome to poverty U.S.A
Description
The United States continues to be the wealthiest country in the world, yet one in eight Americans-approximately 37 million people-live below the poverty line. This program analytically and sympathetically discusses the effects and implications of poverty, examining factors such as illiteracy, insufficient job skills, substance abuse, and crime. The phenomenon of multigenerational poverty is also addressed, underscoring the disturbing pattern of poverty begetting poverty. Interviews with impoverished people and those who reach out to them put a human face on a demographic group that lives below the radar of wealthy and middle-class Americans.
Runtime
60 min
Series
Subjects
- Human geography (324)
- Wealth (179)
- Power (Social sciences) (152)
- Welfare recipients (20)
- Political planning (192)
- Public welfare (48)
- Social service (140)
- Urban geography (61)
- Social policy (88)
- Social institutions (391)
- Economics (3707)
- Social classes (184)
- Public policy (Law) (168)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2007], c2006
Database
Films on Demand
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