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Owning Your Own Home: Reality Or Myth, Robert M. Henry, Charles H. Goodspeed
Owning Your Own Home: Reality Or Myth, Robert M. Henry, Charles H. Goodspeed
The University Dialogue
The focus of the white paper will be to highlight the housing challenges that people in the New England region and in the United States face. Affordability, sustainability, people needs, societal needs, environmental needs, economic incentives and impact of government policies are just a few of the topics that will be explored.
The Vicious Cycle: Poor Children, Risky Lives, Bruce L. Mallory
The Vicious Cycle: Poor Children, Risky Lives, Bruce L. Mallory
The University Dialogue
The proposed essay will address the question, "What are the short and long-term effects of poverty on the development, educational experiences, and life chances of young children?"
Perspectives About Occupational Justice: Can Poverty And Occupational Deprivation Influence Child Development?, Barbara P. White Otr/L, Ph.D., Sajay Arthanat, Elizabeth L. Crepeau
Perspectives About Occupational Justice: Can Poverty And Occupational Deprivation Influence Child Development?, Barbara P. White Otr/L, Ph.D., Sajay Arthanat, Elizabeth L. Crepeau
The University Dialogue
In this paper we will explore the concept of occupational justice, a term that describes a basic human right to have the opportunities and rights to participate in those activities and occupations that define us as individuals, family and community members by providing meaning and purpose to our lives. Conditions of poverty preclude the ability to participate in a wide range of activities and occupations that support well-being. An anticipated outcome of our paper is to explore how poverty negatively influences engagement in those activities and occupations that support health, productivity and life satisfaction.
Poverty And Plenty: The Divided American Plate, Joanne D. Burke
Poverty And Plenty: The Divided American Plate, Joanne D. Burke
The University Dialogue
What are the economic, social, political, community and individual actions needed to address short and long-term solutions of food insecurity and poverty? This paper will consider hunger and poverty terms, trends, health and nutrition impacts, as well as consider proposed local, regional, and national intervention solutions and strategies
Welfare Queens Or Courageous Survivors? Strengths Of Women In Poverty, Victoria L. Banyard
Welfare Queens Or Courageous Survivors? Strengths Of Women In Poverty, Victoria L. Banyard
The University Dialogue
The number of people living in poverty in the United States is staggering and yet to most of us those people are just statistics. A growing body of social science research clearly documents the negative consequences for the physical and mental health of people struggling to meet their basic needs (e.g. Recker Rayburn, 2007). Absent critical analysis of the historical and social factors that contribute to poverty, negative stereotypes and victim blaming arguments flourish – further perpetuating the problem (e.g. Bullock & Lott, 2001). This proposed position paper confronts and discourages this trend by shedding light on one of the …
Poverty, Money, And Happiness, Nick Smith
Poverty, Money, And Happiness, Nick Smith
The University Dialogue
In this paper I plan to ask some potentially disorienting questions about the relationship between poverty, money, and happiness.