Intergenerational Childhood Poverty: The Long-Term Consequences of Growing Up Poor
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Intergenerational Childhood Poverty: The Long-Term Consequences of Growing Up Poor
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“One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty."
Children growing up in low-income and now many middle-class families face challenges that children from more advantaged families do not. childhood, and the association between these patterns of poverty in early and middle adulthood, are devastating.
Far too many are still in denial and want to push back relating to the disparities in wealth—and that which leads to poverty is a real thing! Just because you haven't lived in poverty doesn't mean it doesn't exist. No, it isn’t about victimhood; I’m simply pointing out facts about childhood trauma and poverty. Intergenerational economic mobility is a key indicator of the degree of equality of opportunity in every society. Researchers also find that the intergenerational correlation between incomes and earnings varies widely by race.
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