Who Are America's Poor? Are There Any Differences Across the States

question 42

Essay

Who are America's poor? Are there any differences across the states when it comes to poverty? Compare the public policies that your state offers its disadvantaged residents with those of a neighboring state.How are they similar? How are they different?

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Definitions:

Core Attributes

The fundamental qualities or characteristics that define an entity or concept, central to its identity or function.

Social Impact

The effect that other people have on our attitudes and behaviour, usually as a consequence of factors such as group size, and temporal and physical immediacy.

Convergent-Divergent Theory

explores the ability to generate multiple solutions to a problem (divergent thinking) versus the ability to find the single best solution (convergent thinking).

Divergent Thinking

A thought process or method used to generate creative ideas by exploring many possible solutions.