INTERGENERATIONAL INHERITANCE OF POVERTY: BAD NEWS FOR CHILDREN, CHALLENGES FOR POLICY

• Authors: Henley-Walters L.
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

International comparative studies prove that it is children who are at the highest risk of poverty, which results in the reproduction of poverty. Identifying the most crucial factors influencing children's poverty, the authorewss emphasizes the interdependence of social and genetic determinants impacting the opportunities of children growing up in families of low social status. In this perspective, transmission of poverty is even more multi-dimensional than seen from classical sociological standpoints. In the authoress' opinion, it is recommended not to disregard the biological factors, frequently determined by social environment.

Keywords

EN

INEQUALITY REPRODUCTION'S DETERMINANTS; LOW STATUS FAMILIES; POVERTY; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe, Stowarzyszenie
• Journal: Przegląd Socjologiczny
• Year: 2007
• Volume: 56
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 27-42
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Henley-Walters L.

• L. Henley-Walters, University of Georgia, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 114 Dawson Hall, Athens, Georgia, USA

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA04949409