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... poverty line was $ 20,192 ( Columbo 1994 : 86 ) . In that year , 4,227,000 Canadians had incomes below the poverty line . It is part of the magical sleight - of - hand of modern bureaucracy that a change in how poverty is measured ...
... poverty line was $ 20,192 ( Columbo 1994 : 86 ) . In that year , 4,227,000 Canadians had incomes below the poverty line . It is part of the magical sleight - of - hand of modern bureaucracy that a change in how poverty is measured ...
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... Poverty : A New Social Condition ? Children are more likely to live in poverty than are adults or the elderly . That so many children are poor is shocking when one con- siders the wealth of this country and the supposed concern for the ...
... Poverty : A New Social Condition ? Children are more likely to live in poverty than are adults or the elderly . That so many children are poor is shocking when one con- siders the wealth of this country and the supposed concern for the ...
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... poverty . Many social analysts - liberals and conservatives alike are alarmed at this increase in child poverty , believing that the current overall Canadian rate represents a new social condi- tion . They emphasize that it is time to ...
... poverty . Many social analysts - liberals and conservatives alike are alarmed at this increase in child poverty , believing that the current overall Canadian rate represents a new social condi- tion . They emphasize that it is time to ...
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The Sociological Perspective | 3 |
The Role of Values in Social Research | 14 |
Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology | 20 |
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