Author quotes O'Connor's defense of her frequent use of poor people as fictional characters; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 27, 1970). (Editor/SW)

A nontechnical summary of the connection between malnutrition and intelligence, reports the findings of experimental research in animals and in human subjects. (MF)

Urges that nutrition educators have a crucial role to play in educating people to influence the economic processes of food production and marketing. Examines the relationship between food patterns, cultural values, and access to food. (SK)

Summarizes statistics of a 1979 survey, discusses issues involved with linking labor force and income statistics, and illustrates how the database can be refined to produce insights into the relationship between employment problems and economic hardship. (JOW)

Describes the background, design, and findings of several large-scale, government sponsored income maintenance experiments. Suggests that whether or not the findings indicate that a guaranteed income program could ameliorate poverty, its implementation would be unlikely in view of systemic obstacles. (Author/GC)

Posits that the basic system of values and beliefs held by adult educators influences their stance on social problems. Examples of responses to the problem of poverty illustrate four basic ideological positions: liberalism, conservatism, liberal radicalism, and Marxism. (JOW)

Food preferences play an important role in the diet of the poor. Increasing the supply of unappealing foods is not likely to effectively solve the problem of malnutrition. Improved income is more likely to remedy malnutrition than are categorical programs aimed at providing protein or calories. (Author/GC)

This paper examines the relationship between neighborhood poverty and child neglect, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. It explores rates of reporting and rates of substantiated reports across low, moderate, and high poverty areas. It finds that neighborhood poverty is positively related to all three forms of child maltreatment, with child neglect…

The experiences of three 18th-century working class writers illustrate how elements of pure chance contributed to their success or lack of advancement. Their stories raise questions about the motives behind and the issues raised by today's policy initiatives to address poverty. (SK)

Asserts that the urban-high-school film genre (in which a classroom of socially troubled, low-achieving students is transformed by the singular efforts of an outside middle class teacher or principal) reinforces the "culture of poverty" thesis, representing the fantasies that suburban middle class America has about life in urban high…

The relationship between socioeconomic status and health is well established, with people at the lowest socioeconomic levels experiencing the highest rates of illnesses and death. While poverty, unemployment and limited access to adequate housing have a significant impact on the health and well being of the general population, Aboriginal people's…

Not all groups have shared in the improving U.S. economy. Proponents of volunteerism argue that community service can make a huge difference in the lives of poor children and families. (HTH)

Current Population Survey data on self-reported health status and income for the general population and those in poverty were analyzed. No consistent association was found between income inequality and individual health status. Previous findings of such an association were attributed to ecological fallacy or failure to control for individual…