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The 51st state
"The United States continues to be the wealthiest country in the world, yet one in eight Americans, approximately 37 million people, live below the poverty line. This program analytically and sympathetically discusses the effects and implications of poverty, examining factors such as illiteracy, insufficient job skills, substance abuse, and crime. The phenomenon of multigenerational poverty is also addressed, underscoring the disturbing pattern of poverty begetting poverty. Interviews with impoverished people and those who reach out to them put a human face on a demographic group that lives below the radar of wealthy and middle-class Americans. "--DVD case.
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- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/880673
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2004009391
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008101807
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008111577
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- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50058974
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- http://viaf.org/viaf/144735593
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http://schema.org/description
- "Discusses the growing issue of the working poor in America. Explores the realities faced by people in low-wage jobs who must often make choices between paying the rent, buying groceries, or going to the doctor. Also discusses how standards of living are measured, how suburban areas have produced economic hardship, and welfare-to-work programs and their effects. Finally the program discusses connections between America's immigration challenges and the swelling numbers of working poor."
- ""The United States continues to be the wealthiest country in the world, yet one in eight Americans, approximately 37 million people, live below the poverty line. This program analytically and sympathetically discusses the effects and implications of poverty, examining factors such as illiteracy, insufficient job skills, substance abuse, and crime. The phenomenon of multigenerational poverty is also addressed, underscoring the disturbing pattern of poverty begetting poverty. Interviews with impoverished people and those who reach out to them put a human face on a demographic group that lives below the radar of wealthy and middle-class Americans. "--DVD case."@en
- ""While poverty has traditionally been a problem only for the unemployed, a new demographic of Americans has emerged--the working poor. This program explores the disturbing realities that many people in low-wage jobs face every day--such as having to decide whether to pay the rent, buy groceries, or see a doctor. Viewers will learn how standards of living are often measured, how suburban areas have fostered a particular type of economic hardship, and how welfare-to-work programs have, at times, led to more resistant poverty. The film also draws connections between America's immigration challenges and the swelling numbers of working poor."--Container notes."--DVD case."
- "While poverty has traditionally been a problem only for the unemployed, a new demographic of Americans has emerged - the working poor. This program explores the disturbing realities that many people in low-wage jobs face every day - such as having to decide whether to pay the rent, buy groceries, or see a doctor. Viewers will learn how standards of living are often measured, how suburban areas have fostered a particular type of economic hardship, and how welfare-to-work programs have, at times, led to more resistant poverty. The film also draws connections between America's immigration challenges and the swelling numbers of working poor."@en
- ""While poverty has traditionally been a problem only for the unemployed, a new demographic of Americans has emerged--the working poor. This program explores the disturbing realities that many people in low-wage jobs face every day--such as having to decide whether to pay the rent, buy groceries, or see a doctor. Viewers will learn how standards of living are often measured, how suburban areas have fostered a particular type of economic hardship, and how welfare-to-work programs have, at times, led to more resistant poverty. The film also draws connections between America's immigration challenges and the swelling numbers of working poor."--Container notes."@en