Annotated Bibliography

Billitteri, Thomas J. "Domestic Poverty." CQ Researcher 17.31 (2007): 721-744. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Your library's name, city, state abbreviation. 5 Mar. 2009 .
Good background source that presents many topics related to poverty in a fair and balanced perspective. Also presents counterarguments, the viewpoints of prominent political parties and possible solutions to the problems of poverty.

Brady, David. "Rethinking the Sociological Measurement of Poverty." Social Forces 81.3 (2003): 715-51.
Examines reasons why the current U.S. poverty line does not work, but also why it is necessary. It also discusses several ways to improve the current measure of poverty in the United States

Chambers, Donald E. "The U.S. Poverty Line: A Time for Change." Social work 27.4 (1982): 354-8.
The poverty line has not helped to track the changes in the level of poverty nor the distribution of welfare, but rather has had negative effects. Though this source is old it gives a good history of poverty, a good list of problems presented by poverty, and a solution to the problem.

Edward, Peter. "The Ethical Poverty Line: A Moral Quantification of Absolute Poverty." Third World Quarterly 27.2 (2006): 377-93.
This article includes how the world’s poverty line is changing and how that affects the poverty of the United States especially those in extreme poverty. The poverty line should be established world wide to ensure equality.

"Experts Try to make Sense of U.S. Poverty Rates." New York Amsterdam News 92.29 (2001): 18.
Focuses on solving poverty by increasing public education and awareness of poverty in the United States. Children and Immigrants are affected the most by poverty.

Glennerster, Howard. "United States Poverty Studies and Poverty Measurement: The Past Twenty-Five Years." The Social service review 76.1, 75th Anniversary Issue (2002): 83-107.
The poverty line has remained relatively unchanged in the last twenty-five years and was calculated by deficient means. Also examines the way the United States researches poverty and how that research affects the United States’ poverty policy for other nations.

Krueger, Alan B. "After 40 Years, what are some Results and Lessons of America's War on Poverty?" New York Times Jan 8 2004: C.2.
An in depth analysis of the poverty trends of different groups over the last forty years. Suggests that a new definition of poverty is in order. The current definition does not take into account the benefits given by the government.

"The Other America Poverty Grows for Fourth Straight Year. (Cover Story)." Current Events 105.9 (2005): 1-3.
Compares the current poverty levels to the great depression. Describes how the government determines the level of poverty “by the numbers.”

"The Poor Stay Poor." American City & County 123.1 (2008): 18-9.
A question and answer article of how San Antonio has tried to increase public awareness of resources available of the impoverished. Simulations are done by wealthy individuals so that they understand the problems facing the poor.

Rank, Mark R., and Thomas A. Hirschl. "Rags Or Riches? Estimating the Probabilities of Poverty and Affluence Across the Adult American Life Span." Social Science Quarterly (Blackwell Publishing Limited) 82.4 (2001): 651.
Estimates the probability of an adult American to experience poverty in his lifetime. The government definition of poverty is used to show that more than half of all Americans will experience poverty in their lifetime.

Rosenstein, Robert, and Riva Atlas. "Just the Facts." Forbes 150.6 (1992): 271-.

Scheiber, Noam. "Poverty Line." New Republic 233.12 (2005): 6-.
Katrina has increased U.S. awareness of poverty. This article describes how Katrina has reopened the path for debate in government on how poverty is handled.

Seccombe, Karen. "Families in Poverty in the 1990s: Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Lessons Learned." Journal of Marriage and the Family 62.4 (2000): 1094-113.
Though economics during the nineties were great the poverty line saw no change. This article provides a history of the poverty line, poverty research, and why the poverty level saw no change during this prosperous period.

Shatzkin, Kate. "Old Poverty Line Inadequate to Reflect Today's Family Needs Experts Struggle to Find an Alternative." The Sun Sep 13 2000: 1.A.
If the poverty line were to change it would place greater demand on government programs. The poverty line, the way it is, no longer reflects who is poor in America.

Spriggs, William E. "Poverty in America: The Poor are Getting Poorer." Crisis (15591573) 113.1 (2006): 14-9.
Shows how Katrina has brought poverty to the forefront in America. Determines who is poor in America especially among the black and Hispanic minorities.