This study compares household incomes of families headed by older adults (65-plus) with those headed by their younger counterparts (35 and under).  Trends show that since 1984, the households with older adults have seen a significant jump in income, while younger households have been declining. This trend of older households making larger gains is also »

Homeless veterans have numerous health problems previously categorized in four major subgroups; addiction, psychosis, vascular disorders, and generalized medical and psychiatric illness. This paper looks at comorbid conditions, often involving a combination of psychiatric and medical disorders, and concludes that the health status of homeless veterans is a complex condition, but has a clear structure »

This article examines the political and economic community dynamics of the street homeless and other groups involved in conflicts over urban renewal. Since the postwar suburban flight, homeless people have lived largely in vacated city centers. Now, “not-in-my-backyard” battles over the homeless are increasingly common, as the return of comfortably housed residents brings suburban expectations »

This is an examination of the value of childhood neglect and childhood poverty in predicting Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), academic achievement, and crime in young adulthood. The study found childhood neglect and childhood family poverty uniquely predicted PTSD and adult arrest, while MDD was affected only by childhood family poverty. While »

This study explores the feminization of poverty among black women—despite their much improved labor market advantages—compared with white women and black men. Black women generally possess comparable human capital and work ethic characteristics, and face comparable unemployment rates. But they have higher poverty rates. The study suggests the importance of socioeconomic factors, such as single »

This 10-year study of Boston’s empowerment zone suggests that this initiative was successful in revitalizing some of the city’s poorest neighborhoods. Its successes include the first black-owned hotel in New England in decades; assisting small and neighborhood-based businesses, and helping expand the capacity of local nonprofits.  These accomplishments increased the level and quality of economic »

American Sociological Review This study seeks to answer two questions: Are there associations between prenatal poverty and lower birth weights, and how have recent expansions of a work-based welfare program affected maternal and infant health? In particular, the study estimates the effects of the pregnant woman’s poverty on the birth weight of her child, and »

Children and Youth Services Review This study, focused on Albania, describes how to improve the evaluation of child economic wellbeing and child poverty by taking into account not just the poverty of households, but the unequal ways that resources are shared within households. »

Society for the Study of Social Problems Using the Luxembourg Income Study (2009), this article analyzes data from 18 affluent democracies to determine when an individual is considered working poor. The study demonstrates that working poverty does not simply mirror overall poverty and that there is greater cross-national variation in what’s considered working poverty than »

Journal of Feminist Studies in Religion Studies of the contemporary living wage movement generally pay little attention to the roles of religious and feminist organizations in organizing the poor. In fact, coalitions of religious and feminist organizations contribute significantly to the movement through funding, research, and leadership. But this article argues that female organizers face »