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    Poverty in modern era As many of the people in the world are concerned what to wear‚ what to buy‚ where to go on vacation est. the others continuously are facing the evil‚ so called poverty‚ not knowing if they are going to have lunch in the next day or many of them in the next week. The poverty is not a new problem but it is one of the biggest problems‚ nowadays. On one hand‚ there is rapid development of the technology‚ everyday there are new mobile phones with better and higher performances

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    Poverty and inequality in the Philippines remains a challenge. In the past four decades‚ the proportion of households living below the official poverty line has declined slowly and unevenly and poverty reduction has been much slower than in neighboring countries such as the People’s Republic of China‚ Indonesia‚ Thailand‚ and Viet Nam. Economic growth has gone through boom and bust cycles‚ and recent episodes of moderate economic expansion have had limited impact on the poor. Great inequality across

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    The Incessant Agony of Poverty The rich becomes richer while the poor becomes poorer. Only few amass excessive wealth while countless people cannot even afford their basic necessities. Every day‚ millions of people suffer from hunger‚ oppression‚ and death because of this problem that still has not been solved until now – poverty. This social issue is probably the worst among all the social problems Filipinos are experiencing. Not only does it impede the country from being economically progressed

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    reality that is mentioned in the film that poverty is the main problem of our country because corruption seems more fun in the Philippines – corrupt officials enjoy higher standard of living while millions pay the price of poverty‚ hunger and death. And still many of our countrymen lack basic access to health‚ food and shelter. I feel sad and deep pity for those people who experienced poverty. But for me‚ it is not just the corruption that causes the poverty in our country‚ but also‚ our lack of love

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    “Assess the Functionalist view that religion benefits both society as a whole and it’s individual members.” According to research carried out by sociologists‚ almost 90% of the world population follow a religion. There are numerous theories that attempt to explain the role of religion in our lives. The Functionalist outlook is a consensus perspective that sees religion performing positive functions for society as a

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    (03178) Poverty in the Philippines Poverty in the Philippines has not improved in the past 6 years. Olchondra (2013) stated: “Economic growth over the past six years hardly made a dent in poverty incidence in the Philippines‚ as the percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line remained practically the same between 2006 and 2012‚ official statistics showed.” (2013). This problem can be solved by looking at how other countries solved it. It can be solved by education‚ anti-poverty program

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    Introduction Poverty is an important issue. It testifies to the human condition. This issue is worthy of studying in order to take preventative measures. Many communities are stricken with poverty and many are not sure about what poverty is. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. Poverty is a societal ill that can be minimalized. The research question that will be addressed is the following: “What are the main causes and

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    greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members’ then how can this nation of ours live up to its name ‘Great Britain’. What do you think poverty looks like? Is it starving‚ malnourished people in Africa or India living in shanti towns; Or is it the images shown to us by charities and films like ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. The reality is that poverty is closer to home than you would like to think… Images of a perfect childhood‚ playing out with friends on careless summer days‚ being called in

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    Dr. Cappiello English 2 October 10‚ 2013 Scott Thomas Poverty Poverty in America today‚ is an unrecognized social dilemma that exists everywhere from the nation’s largest cities to the rural back country. As Galbraith noted‚ "People are poverty-stricken when their income‚ even if adequate for survival‚ falls radically behind that of the community.” By this definition‚ a substantial number of people in America live outside categories regarded as acceptable

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    Demetrius Bankhead Soc 121 Reflection #2 3/21/13 When viewing an issue with society‚ one can view it through several different perspectives. You can look at an issue through the perspectives of a functionalist and a conflict theorist‚ the two major theories of Sociology. Sociology: The Essentials defines both of these perspectives. Functionalistsview society in terms of how it contributes to the stability of the whole.” Conflict theorists “emphasize the role of coercion and power‚ a person

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