Blacks and Hispanics are significantly more likely than whites and Asians to live in high-poverty neighborhoods in the United States—neighborhoods that are often characterized by poor schools, limited social services and ...
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Dec 5, 2016
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What do you want to be when you grow up? It's a common question asked of children, and they can come up with all sorts of answers: A doctor. A firefighter. A teacher. Kids think about their futures as they emulate the adults ...
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Mar 12, 2013
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Concentrated poverty—neighborhoods where 40 percent of the population or more lives below the federal poverty level—is back on the rise for all races in the United States, according to Penn State demographers.
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Mar 14, 2017
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Policymakers may be thinking about economically disadvantaged neighborhoods too narrowly, according to new research led by Amy Spring, an associate professor in the Sociology Department at Georgia State University.
Social Sciences
Mar 13, 2024
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