Poverty in the News Assignment

Poverty in the News Assignment

You will find 2 legitimate mainstream news sources on similar or the same issue of

poverty. For example, New York Times, LA Times, Sacramento Bee, CNN etc. and

review and analyze an issue of poverty. Please access through library web-site.

https://www.calstatela.edu/library

This is two articles you select should be on the same issue, policy or intervention of

poverty. You will be analyzing and connecting a reasonable daily or weekly article that is

relative to the subject of poverty in the United States to the text and course material.

Article can be found from a legitimate new source from a print or on-line source.

The articles must be written with one year of to assure it is contemporary. It must be

related to a social issue involving poverty. You should choose a meaningful article that

relates to sociology. The purpose of this paper is to connect a contemporary current social

issue concerning poverty to the course material briefly and concisely. Each paper must

include the following elements:

3-5 paged double-spaced paper.
Describe in depth the issue of poverty and how it connects with sociological issues
raised in course material and reading.

At least four in text citations from the articles. Select any appropriate areas in the
text, reading or research that apply to the article. You must be able to connect your

reactions to the articles in a scholarly way.

Complete work cited in ASA or APA format.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/briefing/child-poverty-plunging-us-economy.html

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/09/13/1122796536/2021-saw-the-child-poverty-rate-drop-to-a-record-low-and-fewer-people-were-unins#:~:text=Childhood%20poverty%20dropped%20substantially%20in,decline%20from%209.2%25%20in%202020.

https://2012books.lardbucket.org/books/a-primer-on-social-problems/s05-poverty.html (chapter 2 only)

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