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INTRODUCTION In January of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “War on Poverty” (Bureau 2014). The declaration sparked interest in learning more about those in poverty and what was considered poverty in the United States. Mollie Orshansky became a huge contributor in creating the poverty threshold. In 1963-1964, Orshansky used information from the time she worked at the U.S Department of Agriculture. Orshnasky used the “economy food plan”, the cheapest of four food plans and found that…

understand these interactions. In particular, applying the sociological imagination to the social construct of race yields insight into its fallacy and utility. In this essay, I examine the historical origin, functions, and implications of race in the United States. I also connect race to sociologists Barbara J. Fields, Kingsley Davis, Wilbert E. Moore, Marianne Bertrand, and Sendhil Mullainathan. In a larger context, the social construct of race is a system of schematism; race is a socially…

As of 2010, the population in New York, NY was roughly 8,175,133. According to the Census Quick Facts Sheet, the racial population consists heavily of three races in 2010: White alone (44.0%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (28.6%), ending in Black or African American (25.5%). The remaining races all fall under 15%: American Indian and Alaska Native (0.7%), Asian (12.7%), Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (0.1%), Two or more races (4.0%). Segregation trends between 1980/1990 and 2010…

where men who were working in semiskilled and unskilled jobs. These men at the time originated from Texas, Guanajuato, Jalisco, and Michoacán. While in the 1920s immigration significantly increased. As far as the demographics go, the 1990 to 2000 U.S Census reported the percentage of Mexican Americans in all of cook county, increased by 69%, while the percentage of Mexicans in…

they arrived in the United States, as well as the struggles that they faced in assimilating, and finding work (pg495, & 496). Another critique that I have about the article is that it is suppose to be focused on both Cubans, and Haitians of 1980, but it seems to be that the article focuses more on the Cubans immigrants of the 1980 then the Haitians. The information that is provided on the numbers of Cubans, and Haitians immigrants that arrived in 1980, and laws that the united state established,…

segregation remains high”, minority populations in suburbs in every part of America are rapidly increasing their demographic share. (Denton and Gibbons, 19). It seems likely that the future will only increase the minority share of suburbia, with the US Census Bureau estimating that 49% of 21st century population growth will occur within the Hispanic population (NOVA Demographics). What is clear in California, Washington DC, and across the country is that the widespread archaic perceptions of…

flag, which served as the most exalted symbol of nationalism and civic pride. Two hundred years later, his brief moment of inspiration still provides Americans and potential immigrants in search of the American dream, hope and belief, that the United States is a land where dreams are fulfilled and freedom is everlasting. However, close examination of Key’s lyrics reveals an ironic paradigm shift…

northeastern states came to overwhelm numerous parts of the country's life, including social and a few parts of political undertakings. The grower class of the South lost power incidentally. The quick monetary improvement taking after the Civil War quickened the advancement of the current U.S. modern economy. Twelve million Africans were sent to the Americas from the sixteenth to the nineteenth hundreds of years of these, an expected 645,000 were brought to what is currently the United States.…

Recently CNN (a news show) introduced an article to the public about Americans driving and it was really surprising! According to United States Federal Highway administration, miles driven by Americans escalated from 2.9 trillion to 3.1 trillion since April 2014.All the use of driving has also said to improve our economy. There have also been statistics that show how our imports and export in the U.S mostly consist of motor vehicles and automotive and spare parts; making the U.S as well as other…

According to The National Alliance to End Homelessness (2016), there are 564,708 people suffering homelessness. A prevalent stereotype among this population is the belief that people facing homelessness are drug abusers and alcoholics. However, in reality a high percentage of homeless people do battle with chemical dependency. An imminent concern in addressing this substance use for the homeless population is finding the time, dedication, and funds needed to engage in any treatment options.…