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Female Headed Latin America
635 wordsDuring the 19 th century, public life for women was limited. Women were still considered minors. But there were some advances in education, which helped some women to enter into professions. There were also alterations of civic codes that ultimately abolished the laws in many countries. Latin American women entered the 20 th century with a better education and legal status but with still restricted roles. Women initiated campaigns for equal political and civil rights. But despite gains they was ...
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American Poverty And Welfare Reform
2,892 wordsAmerican Poverty and Welfare Reform Perspectives, Vol. 2, No. 6 I. Poverty in America Ironically, poverty may well be the richest country's most serious social problem. According to the March 2000 Current Population Survey, over 32 million Americans - 11. 8 percent of the population - were poor. A family, and every individual in it, is considered poor if its total income is below the poverty threshold, which was $ 17, 029 for a family of four in 1999. A typical poor family needed an extra annual...
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Female Headed Married Couple
9,946 wordsTable of Contents Abstract Transforming Economy Employment Dislocation Family Structure Changes Data and Methods Results and Discussion Conclusion References Figure 1 Table 1 Table 2 Table 3 Table 4 ABSTRACT Family structure in the United States has undergone a dramatic change since the 1960 s. The percentage of female-headed households increased while the percentage of married couple households declined. This paper uses data from the Urban Underclass Database to explain the roles the transformi...
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Female Headed Latin America
1,676 wordsLatin American Women In The Workforce and Family Living The European conquest of the New World altered the lives of indigenous women. European women did not arrive to the New World only for years after the initial invasions. Indian women were continuously exploited in the form of labor, catering, and sexual gratification. Elite Indian women were able to gain a somewhat privileged position through their liaisons with the European men. As more and more European women began to arrive in the New Wor...
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Affordable Housing Welfare Recipients
1,212 wordsIt is in the news everyday that poverty is getting worse in this country. Many Americans live below the poverty level and along with poverty, homelessness is soon to follow. People in this country due to limited resources are making the hard choice everyday. They are frequently unable to pay for housing, food, child care, health care, and education. In most families it is housing, which absorbs a high proportion of income. So when there is little money it is the housing that has to be abandoned....
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