Rise and Fall: Population, Urbanization and the Environment
Migration effectively links people the world over. Migration patterns are tracked and studied, at least in part, because population often has a direct impact on quality of life. This is especially true in less developed nations, where over-populat...
Causes of Violence
Dr. Astrid Heger, Director of the Violence Intervention Program at L.A. County-USC Medical Center, talks about what she calls, "...the variety of forces (that) create the fertile ground..." on which individuals act out violently against others. Amon...
Age of the City, The: Strains of Urban Life
Increasing congestion places a strain on the capacity of cities to protect those who live within their boundaries. When plagues hit, like the cholera epidemic that invades cities in the 19th century, city officials are forced to implement public hea...
Behind Closed Doors: Violence Spreading from Poor to Affluent Neighborhoods
Though violence impacts every race and ethnic group, it disproportionately impacts the poor. The inner cities of the U. S. are hotbeds of violence that many people avoid. In recent years, as violence has seeped into more affluent neighborhoods, more...
Way We Were?, The: Other America-on the Margins of the Affluent Society, The
One-fifth of the country's population-30 million-live in poverty, many the victims of discrimination. Manufacturing employment decreases in the post-war period. Many blacks find themselves unable to find jobs; residential discrimination limits their...
The Nation's Welfare: Countering the Transmission of Poverty from Generation to Generation
"Poverty," says Joel Handler, "is the biggest predictor of all the things we ascribe to welfare": poor school performance, poor health, poor employment prospects. The focus is on "punishing the adult and we are not paying attention to the consequenc...
Worlds Apart: Poverty and Uncertainty in Africa
Along with their struggle to survive poverty, the people of Africa must also endure a pervasive sense of uncertainty that casts an enormous shadow over their daily life.