Journal•ISSN: 1087-5549
Journal of Poverty
Haworth Press
About: Journal of Poverty is an academic journal published by Haworth Press. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Poverty & Welfare. It has an ISSN identifier of 1087-5549. Over the lifetime, 689 publications have been published receiving 8124 citations.
Topics: Poverty, Welfare, Welfare reform, Social policy, Population
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TL;DR: The authors assessed the relationship between attributions for wealth and poverty, beliefs about income inequality and support for progressive and restrictive welfare policies, and developed an updated scale to measure attributed for poverty.
Abstract: This study assessed the relationship between attributions for wealth and poverty, beliefs about income inequality and support for progressive and restrictive welfare policies. An updated scale was developed to measure attributions for poverty. “Culture of poverty” items and new structural items loaded strongly, contributing to the development of a more contemporary scale for measuring attributions for poverty. Support for progressive welfare policies was predicted by structural attributions for poverty, dissatisfaction with income inequality, and attributing wealth to privilege, whereas restrictive welfare policies were predicted by individualistic attributions for poverty and wealth. Strategies for building support for progressive welfare policies are discussed.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose to supplement measures of income-poverty with measures of material hardship, which are useful tools for policy analysis, particularly in the context of welfare reform.
Abstract: Although there has been much discussion in the United States regarding the definition of economic poverty, we continue to measure poverty almost exclusively in terms of current income. However, there are many reasons to supplement measures of income-poverty with measures of material hardship. First, material hardship and income-poverty represent alternative conceptions of poverty. Second, material hardship is of both normative and instrumental concern. Third, hardship measures are useful tools for policy analysis, particularly in the context of welfare reform. Specific recommendations for developing and using hardship measures are presented.
185 citations
TL;DR: This paper examined the longitudinal effects of race and socioeconomic status on 12th grade educational achievement and achievement two years after high school using a nationally representative sample from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS).
Abstract: Previous researchers have found that, on average, African American students don't perform as well in school as their white counterparts. Another frequent finding is that the higher a student's socioeconomic status the higher her or his educational achievement. However, there has been little attention paid to how race and socioeconomic status interact to affect educational achievement. Using a nationally representative sample from the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), this research examines the longitudinal effects of race and socioeconomic status on 12th grade educational achievement and achievement two years after high school. For 12th grade outcomes, we found that (1) African American students don't perform as well as their white counterparts, and (2) socioeconomic status is more than three times more important than race in predicting outcomes. Results for two years after high school were very surprising: (1) when controlling for socioeconomic status, African American students act...
180 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of a Midwest community supported agriculture project (CSA), which sought to increase low-income participation by providing financial subsidies, was conducted with 41 member-households and found that participants were more advantaged in terms of income, occupation and education than local or regional reference populations.
Abstract: Local food system projects often incorporate explicit or implicit attention to social inclusion, but actual outcomes have rarely been closely examined. This article develops the concept of social inclusion, drawing particularly on notions of class and community. These themes are explored through a 1997 case study of a Midwest community supported agriculture project (CSA), which sought to increase low-income participation by providing financial subsidies. Analysis is based primarily on a telephone survey conducted with 41 member-households. Although subsidized households had lower incomes than non-subsidized, overall the CSA sample was more advantaged in terms of income, occupation and education than local or regional reference populations. Reasons for CSA participation and levels of participation varied by income, occupation and education, with more advantaged members emphasizing food quality and less advantaged members emphasizing food access reasons for participation. Perceptions of community i...
149 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of wealth relative to income across several child development outcomes using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics was examined using OLS regression to test whether wealth has explanatory power distinct from income.
Abstract: This study examines the influence of wealth relative to income across several child development outcomes using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics. The wealth measures include net worth and specific asset holdings. The child outcome measures include two cognitive achievement scores and one behavior problem score. Analyses use OLS regression to test whether wealth has explanatory power distinct from income. Results show that wealth is a significant predictor for the applied problem math score and reported behavior problems. Implications and a brief introduction to asset-building programs that focus on children are discussed.
113 citations