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Social Class and the Family Notes

By on January 16, 2014

 

Defining social class

Social Class and the Family

 Social Class

o Consequences of social class

o Deferred gratification

o Blue collar vs. white collar families

o “The Saints and the Roughnecks”

Poverty

o The poor

o Consequences of poverty

o Culture of poverty

 Feminization of Poverty

o Low wages

o Births to single women

o Divorce

o Education

o African American women and “feminization of poverty”

 Poverty

o Single parent mothers

o The welfare trap

o “Making Ends Meet, How Single Mothers Survive Welfare and Low-wage Work”

o Social mobility

 Children and Poverty

o Data

o Race

o Homelessness

 Risks of Living in Poverty

o Infant mortality

o Exposure to toxins

o Medical

 Hunger, malnutrition, and physical growth

o Educational deficits

 Preschool

 Cognitive ability

o Socio-emotional functioning

 Societal Response to Poverty

o Programs

o Government

o Preschool

 Family Response to Poverty

o “The Flats” by Carol Stack

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