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This 4 page paper looks at the history of poverty in the United States and how its definition has changed over time. A historical perspective is taken. Changes in the welfare program are duly noted. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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2003). During the mid-1700s a reformer by the name of Jonas Hanway looked at child poverty in London (2003). Many are familiar with poverty in London due to
the popularity of Charles Dickens fiction. Yet, Hanway accidentally developed a plan as to how to feed the poor (2003). This was perhaps the beginning of the welfare state or
the ideation that perhaps the poor should be taken care of and that it is not necessarily their fault that they are not productive members of society. Indeed, today, social
scientists recognize that people are given a set of life chances. Some are destined to poverty, and are one of an number of people who are entrenched in a cycle
that they simply cannot get out of. Of course, throughout history, ideation about the poor and what to do about them has changed. Munger (2003) talks about the
poverty that existed long ago and how institutions that came about in a democracy created poverty and also limited the poor in terms of their participation in social
life to a great extent. It seems that research shows that the establishment must work to keep the poor in the midst of society (2003). Over time, through Roosevelts New
Deal, and other changes, there was attention paid to those who could not afford to live without government assistance. In some way, the Welfare state was created at a dismal
time in society shortly after the stock market crash when many people were suddenly in trouble. But things got better and the people prospered in general. Some, however, did not
do so well but social programs remained as a sort of safety net. Still, the idea of what poor is and is not has changed over time. Poverty thresholds--or the
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