Poverty

This paper will look at the major reasons for the vulnerability to poverty. Has poverty increased over the past 20 years?
One of the great debates surrounding the social construction of need since the 19th Century is centered on the definition of poverty (Resources). Having resources is very important for the structure of social advantage; a lack of resources, it may be fair to say, could imply cumulative disadvantages in material circumstances, life style, and opportunities. Extreme disadvantage in resources is generally referred to in terms of poverty. It could be argued that poverty…