"Eviction" is a term that has become increasingly familiar to Americans over the past decade as one of the most visible symbols of poverty and economic misfortune. But research by social scientist and ethnographer Matthew ...
Social Sciences
Feb 22, 2017
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University of Southampton research presented at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) Annual International Conference has exposed the stark geography of food poverty in England – providing an opportunity to better target ...
Social Sciences
Sep 1, 2016
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Low-income parents of young children frequently face day-to-day difficulties in feeding and housing their families. Social services for such parents often include financial education designed to help build basic knowledge ...
Economics & Business
Apr 14, 2016
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The number of children in the United States who are immigrants has risen rapidly in recent years. Immigrant children are at risk for poor school achievement, particularly when they are from low-income families. In a new longitudinal ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2016
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Nearly half of children in the United States live dangerously close to the poverty line, according to new research from the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public ...
Social Sciences
Mar 2, 2016
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For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can access the Internet through two laptops, a tablet, a smartphone and even both of my game systems, from the comfort of my living room.
Telecom
Feb 17, 2016
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Adequate housing is difficult to find in many parts of Africa even for the middle class and wealthy, but it is particularly difficult for the poor, according to an international team of housing specialists.
Economics & Business
Feb 12, 2016
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An innovative program that supports parents and teachers of public school pre-kindergarten students improves early academic achievement, according to a new study published in the April 15 online edition of Pediatrics. In ...
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2013
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Anyone who has saved for a college education, whether for a child or for themselves, can attest it's not easy to put money away. A team of researchers from the University of Kansas and colleagues have shown that when savings ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Opening a bank account for a young child in a low-income family could someday lead to a society with a reduction in asset gaps by socioeconomic class, a new study says.
Social Sciences
Jul 6, 2011
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