Poverty

[pinkemsprincess]

Poverty Questionnaire

1. What race are poor people? any race

2. Are poor people all alcoholics? no

3. Are poor people all drug abusers? no

4. How old are poor people? any age

5. Do they live in city or suburbs? everywhere

6. Are more poor people male or female? maybe even

7. Are poor people lazy? not always

8. Do all poor people have one or numerous kids? not all of them do

9. Is lack of education a reason for being poor? it can be

10. Is low minimum wage to blame for being poor? it can be

11. Are all poor people unkept? not always

12. Is government assistance enough for poor people to survive? no

13. Is social mobility (moving up or down in class) possible for the poor? in some places

14. Do the poor pay taxes? some do

15. Do all poor people steal? not all do

[HERBIE1]

Truthfully I have to write a paper about how people view the poor. The professor asked us to create and have people answer a questionnaire so we know how people view them to base our papers on. I think its all a load of bull. That's the price I pay for taking a sociology course! Any answers given are supposed to give me an idea of peoples biases or the myths they think about the poor, I already had a great concept of this however I'm trying my best to do whats asked. These answers will never be seen by anyone except me, well and the forum, but I mean they will not be used in the paper or seen by the professor or anyone else.

Gotcha. Not exactly scientific.

Good luck with the paper, dude. Let us know how it goes.