A disproportionate share of the U.S. elderly population lives in nonmetro areas and has substantially more poverty than the metro elderly population. The nonmetro elderly's poverty rate was 21% in 1980 versus 13% for metro elderly, while median incomes were $4,111 versus $5,003. Lower personal incomes of the nonmetro elderly, regression analysis…

After the introduction defined poverty and the feminization of poverty, this paper cited U.S. Census data that includes earnings, family status, and education attained which were posited as major factors for the economic condition of women. The first section on earnings presented female-dominated occupations, such as secretaries, teachers,…

Information on the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program in Wisconsin is provided in this document. Part 1 is a summary of the history, administration, and funding of the program. In Part 2, various elements of the AFDC program are described. These include eligibility requirements, grant calculation, work requirements, and medical…

Using the schools to achieve racial balance, eliminate poverty, fight drug abuse, prevent pregnancy, and reduce youth suicide is simply too much to ask. Teachers and principals should be required to address educational issues, not unmet social needs. Moreover, those who demand the schools' improvement would be well-advised to pay significant…

Results of a review of problems associated with divorce indicate that not only are very large numbers of children involved, but divorce seems to be associated with serious effects for children and adults. A very substantial number of children of divorced parents live in poverty and nearly all experience substantial reductions in family income. One…

A survey of the poor in three western Oregon Counties indicated that rural poverty is heterogeneous and people in poverty have a variety of needs. Some implications of this survey for Extension programing are identified. (Author/SA)

Developed as a program to help protect family life and children, the Colombian Institute for Family Well-being operates as a "Ministry for Children," providing a variety of medical, psychological, and educational services. (CS)

The article discusses the background and current status of the Menominee Restoration Bill, which will reverse the termination of Federal responsibility effected on the Wisconsin Menominee Tribe in 1961. (KM)

A new measure of intensity of employment of human resources was developed for this rural-urban comparative study and utilized to assess the productivity of small town and low-income urban family units and their individual members. (MW)

This bibliography is a collection of citations and illustrative tables which is meant to complement and supplement a 1976 work by the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. That work included an analysis of several social service programs such as food stamps, public welfare, housing, and the education of the poor. The…

The first part of a report by the Special Committee on Aging of the United States Senate provides additional evidence about the need for far-ranging federal attention to the needs and aspirations of older Americans. A number of difficulties such as special transportation needs in rural areas, contradictions in policies and programs, and disaster…

Argues that the economic functions of families should be redefined, so that the contributions of all family members to income are recognized; and also that it must be decided whether, for purposes of social policy or even economic policy, the welfare of the individual or of the family will be the criterion for establishing goals. (Author/JM)

The article's purpose is to help the reader develop an understanding of one's own values and attitudes toward poverty and to better understand how others view poverty. Two research perspectives are used: an adaptation of the value clarification process and the author's typology of societal values and attitudes towards poverty. (Author/BP)

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, has the expressed purposes of briefly discussing and evaluating some of the gains that have been made in the 10 years since the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 20 years after the historic decision that ended legal school segregation.…

An analysis is provided of the effects of poverty on child development and later intellectual competence, in terms of goal seeking and problem solving, use of language, and patterns of social reciprocity. Implications are charted for public policy and for the conduct of early childhood education. (EH)