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Danziger, Sheldon; Stern, Jonathan – 1990
This report addresses the sources and remedies for child poverty in the United States through a review of the effects of trends, policies, and changes in social relationships; and an analysis of data concerning poverty and children. An introduction sketches the present condition of children in poverty and the policies and attitudes of the past 30…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Children, Early Parenthood
Farkas, George – 1973
The similar structure of present-day North American cities makes it impossible to study urban poverty as anything other than a concomitant of the possession of certain demographic characteristics the penalty for which is imposed on a society-wide level. By shifting our focus, however, to incorporate both Latin American cities and North American…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Demography, Economically Disadvantaged
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1987
There is a crisis in the black family; at its core is the inextricable linkage of low educational achievement, high unemployment levels, and limited opportunities for access to stable jobs at adequate wages. This report is directed at an examination of the causes and the consequences of this essentially economic crisis, providing a brief…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Family, Blacks, Community Role