Old Paradigm
This view assumes everyone has equal opportunities to succeed?
What is the old paradigm?
According to the slide, poverty is not just always caused by individual choices, but also by problems within this.
What is society?
Poverty rates in the U.S. shift based on results at this level.
What is the structural level?
A majority of Americans experience this at some point during their life course.
What is impoverishment?
People should help themselves instead of depending on this.
What is government assistance?
Rank makes the argument...
America needs a new way of thinking about poverty rather than blaming people for being poor.
When the economy is expanding, more of these become available
What are opportunities?
According to Rank, the old paradigm separates society into these two groups.
What are poor and nonpoor?
The old Paradigm view says individuals are responsible for their own ....
What is poverty?
The United States lacks enough support for struggling families, including affordable housing, healthcare, and this.
What is childcare?
Changes in these can determine how well households avoid poverty or near-poverty?
What are social supports and social safety net?
The old paradigm places everyone who experiences poverty into this category.
What are poor people?
According to this view, these two things are enough to succeed.
What are hard work and self-reliance?
The author compares poverty to this game.
What is musical chairs?
The performance of this has historically influenced poverty rates?
What is the economy+?
The newparadigm recognizes poverty as a conditonal state and an economic ___ many Americans encounter?
What is risk?
According to the Main Takeaway, poverty is not just an individual problem but is also caused by a lack of these things within society.
What are good-paying jobs, opportunities, and support within society?
According to the musical chairs example, why will some people still struggle even if they work hard and improve their skills?
Because there are not enough opportunities for everyone.
Main takeaway: What of the two decades has been largely unsuccessful in reducing rates of poverty.
What are social policies?
Poverty should be viewed as a temporary __, rather than a permanent identity.
What is condition?