1.  Complete the following Quotes in your journals for #1-3. Then answer #4-5. 1. Poor people are poor because… 2. Rich people are rich because… 3. The government’s responsibility in helping poor people is… 4. What is the difference between individual government welfare & financial “bailouts” for big businesses? 5. Do we as a society view these 2 ideas (welfare & bailouts) differently? Why or why not?

3.  Identify the characteristics of the American class system  Explain how different motivations & cultural values influence the American class system  Describe the steps that have been taken by the federal government to lessen the effects of poverty

5.  1% of population  “old money” vs “new money”  prestigious schools, heirs, investors, large business owners & top executives

6.  14% of population  high income business people & professionals  college educated & advanced degrees

7.  30% of population  high school or college educated  lower level managers, skilled craft workers, supervisors

8.  30% of population  high school education  blue collar jobs pay as much, if not more, than white collar, but less prestige

9.  22% of population  some high school  laborers, service workers (gardeners, house cleaners, etc)

10.  3% of population  some high school  undesirable, low- paying jobs, unemployed, or on welfare for some time

11.  the standard of living that is below the minimum level considered adequate by society

13.  women are the largest segment at 57%  female-headed households account for about ½ of all poor families

14.  children are the largest group at 37%  3X as many African-American & Hispanic children are poor than white children

15.  African-Americans & Hispanics are far more likely than white Americans to be poor

16. The 2009 Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States & the District of Columbia Persons in family Poverty guidelines 1 $10,830 2 14,570 3 18,310 4 22,050 5 25,790 6 29,530 7 33,270 8 37,010 for families with more than 8 persons, add $3,740 for each additional person