Poverty in the United State

You will be analyzing and connecting a recent daily or weekly article that is relative to the subject of poverty in the United States. Article can be found from a legitimate news source from a print or on-line source. The article must be written with in the time frame of the course to assure it is contemporary. It must be related to a social issue involving poverty. **You should choose an article you personally identity with that relates to sociology and contains enough information to make direct connections to the text. The purpose of this paper is to connect a contemporary current social issue regarding poverty to the course material briefly and concisely.** Each paper must include the following elements:

I. 3-5 pages double spaced

II. Describe in depth the issue of poverty and how it connects with issues raised in the text and sociology.

II. At least four in text citations from the text. Select any appropriate areas in the text that apply to the article.You must be able to connect your reaction to your assigned text and use a variety of connections. For in text citations you may use APA.

III. Attached link to article and or work cited in APA format.

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Schools impact people with knowledge and wisdom to be able to become innovative. Low levels of educations mean people who are supposed to engage in innovations are incapable; this lead person in living in substandard lifestyles. Lack of affordable house is a contributing factor of poverty in the United States. Think about it this way, most people would like to own an apartment or at least own one that will give them the comfort of life. The prices of owning or renting such apartments in most parts of the United States are so high compared to the wages people earn. This, therefore, forces people to become homeless. This is for the reason a lot of people live on the street or in suburbs. Substance abuse is another cause of poverty. Drugs have the effect of being addictive hence dominating the lifestyle of the user. The revelation of most poor people is that they were one’s addicts to drugs. Drugs can cause one to drain all their finances to keep up with usage (Carlock, 2016).

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