Attitudes of American High School Students Toward People Living in Poverty

A Quantitative Study and Analysis

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ID12455697
AuthorsKevin D Blair (Social Work, Niagara University, New York, USA, corresponding author), David Taylor (0000-0002-6098-5636, Criminal Justice, Niagara University, New York, USA), Marlo Brown (Mathematics, Niagara University, New York, USA)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue5
Pages416-435
Publication date2023-07-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Poverty (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-5549 • E-ISSN: 1540-7608
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10875549.2023.2235334
OpenAlexW4384133231
LanguageEN
References cited17

This study examines the attitudes of a group (n = 536) of American High School students toward people living in poverty. Given the severity of poverty both globally and in the United States, coupled with the fact that today’s youth will no doubt inherit a world where poverty remains a persistent and serious problem, it was very surprising to find that this appears to be the first time American High school students have been asked about their attitudes toward poverty. Among several key findings was that these high school students favor structural explanations for why people are living in poverty in the U.S. over the more common individual explanations favored by a majority of Americans

Basic needs · Culture of poverty · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Poverty · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Education Discipline and Inequality · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Youth Development and Social Support

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