How Can the Poor Be Helped?

Have welfare reforms been successful in helping America’s poor? Are government programs out of touch with modern poverty? Does marriage reduce or complicate poverty? Will raising the minimum wage have a positive impact on closing the wage gap? Supporting Social Studies curriculum, this informative edition tackles the many facets of poverty in America. Readers are presented with a number of essays on the various concerns related to the subject matter. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.