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from the how-much-less-do-I-have-than-others dept.
Since social scientists and economists began measuring poverty, the definition has never strayed far from a discussion of income.
New research from Georgia Tech economist Shatakshee Dhongde shows there are multiple components of poverty that more accurately describes a household's economic condition. Dhongde looks at "deprivation" more than simply low income, and her work finds that almost 15 percent of Americans are deprived in multiple dimensions.
"This study approaches poverty in a new way," said Dhongde, who recently published "Multi-Dimensional Deprivation in the U.S." in the journal Social Indicators Research.
"We tried to identify what is missing in the literature on poverty, and measure deprivation in six dimensions: health, education, standard of living, security, social connections, and housing quality. When you look at deprivation in these dimensions, you have a better picture of what is really going on with households, especially in developed countries like the United States."
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 20 2016, @09:44PM
As parent post pointed out, illegitimacy is THE primary driving force behind most poverty. As your more thoughtful, dispassionate engineering has already exacerbated this problem, and none of your current suggestions address the root cause, you'll excuse me if I laugh in the face at your smug, self-righteous solutions.
(Score: 0, Flamebait) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday November 20 2016, @10:21PM
And where do the vast majority of illegitimate babies come from? Yep, that's right, minorities! And those in this discussion are giving "poor people" too much credit for their family planning decisions. They think the "urban poor" are having kids because they want to have a family, and doggone-it they are determined to beat the odds and raise good families in the face of adversity!
Nope. It goes more like this:
Now, as an imperfect person, I too am guilty of "fuck the consequences, I'll worry about them later." Like when I'm 3100 miles deep into my last oil change and I put the next one off for another hundred miles because I'm lazy, or procrastinate wiping the crumbs off my counter. But having a child is a serious responsibility, and some people see it as just another thing to worry about later, because they want that nut. And getting that nut is awesome, but sheesh! Come on! Let's be civilized here and think beyond getting our rocks off for a second.