Poverty has affected many college students, from the great depression to the recession period. Obviously homelessness has remained for centuries, but what result does it have on students. Typically people who suffer financially in college are people who are at the bottom of the Socioeconomic ladder. According to A …show more content…
Many students feel uncomfortable in the situation they are in. From recent cases as the Michael Brown and the ferguson police. Racial segregation has occurred for many years. The McCleskey v. Kemp is a great example one of the most recent cases that deal with racial segregation. This generation has a problem with racial discrimination making people feel uncomfortable because of certain ethnics which is sickening. According to Why Poor Students Struggle “In spite of our collective belief that education is the education of climbing the socioeconomic ladder- The heart of the “american dream” myth- Colleges now are more divided by wealth than ever. When love income students start college, they often struggle to finish for many reason social isolation and alienation can be big factors.” (Madden). This explains that not only socioeconomic has a big impact on homeless but also alienation not fitting into others because of certain ethnics or races. It also describes why they aren't fitting in many people find these people unusual. In addition, according to Why Poor Students Struggle “Urban students face different slights but ones with a more dangerous edge. One former student was told by multitude people in his small Pennsylvania college town not to wear a hoodie at night, because it made him look “sketchy” standing out like that being himself could put him at risk.” This gives a background of the deluded facts that goes into people's minds that make them think this way maybe it's a disease of corruption. People are forced to think of a person because they are brainwashed, this explains the racial issues that many students go through on college campus. This makes students uncomfortable because the position and the ethnic race they were born in. No students should feel isolated from learning. However, the impossible has been done, many students suffer from