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Author: Caddell, Karen E.
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Caddell, Karen E. Lyon, Larry |
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Culture of Poverty: An Empirical Evaluation Presented: Fort Worth, TX, Meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, March 28-31, 1979 Cohort(s): Young Men Publisher: Southwestern Sociological Association Keyword(s): Family Size; Home Environment; I.Q.; Modeling; Poverty; Wage Levels Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. Using data from the NLS of Young Men, the culture of poverty model (i.e., that individual characteristics of the poor aid in maintaining their poverty) was evaluated. Multiple regression aided in determining the most important variables. The causal effects of these variables were analyzed with path models. The results indicate that individual cultural variables (family size, home reading material, IQ) combine with structural variables (region, standard metropolitan statistical area) to contribute to maintaining low levels of pay and prestige across generations. Thus, limited support for the culture of poverty is found. |
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Caddell, Karen E. and Larry Lyon. "Culture of Poverty: An Empirical Evaluation." Presented: Fort Worth, TX, Meetings of the Southwestern Sociological Association, March 28-31, 1979. |