the Cost of Poverty in Mississippi

This essay contends that male and female high school retention affects potential career choices. The essay goes on to argue that male students choose scientific subjects over females who choose humanities and arts. As a consequence, the educational decision is thought to have an effect on prospective career direction. In terms of this, unemployment has been identified as a major contributor to poverty. Thus, due to the different levels of technical direction, most people particularly females fail to get well-paying jobs (Dooley, Price, and William 383). Moreover, lack of adequate employment opportunities is also a factor that has greatly contributed to the high cost of poverty in Mississippi. Overall, this article underscores the importance of choices of subjects selected by the students at upper secondary as a crucial element in enhancing job opportunity.

Glasmeier, Amy. An atlas of poverty in America: One nation, pulling apart 1960–2003. Routledge, 2014.

This article asserts that poverty has been one of the persistent challenges in America. The author argues that the America’s per capita income, by 2003, was below one-half of the federal regular low workforce participation, high rates of employment rates, as well as dependency on the transfer payments from the government. The author believes that an Atlas of poverty within the United States is alarming. (Glasmeier 12). This article concurs that there is the level of poverty in Mississippi. Further, the article argues that factors such as unemployment, dependency on government payment transfer as well as low workforce engagement are attributed to the cost of poverty in Mississippi.

Islam, T. M., Jenny Minier, and James P. Ziliak. “On persistent poverty in a rich country.” Southern Economic Journal 81.3 (2015): 653-678.

The article encapsulates that there is persistent of poverty among the people and the U.S counties. The authors concur that the cost of poverty in most counties in the U.S is alarming. The authors established that levels of human capital influence the income among the people (Islam, Jenny and James 653). Further, the authors noted that the disparity in income inequality is a factor that has escalated the poverty level in most counties in the United States.

McNeill, Timothy P., et al. “A Community-Based Approach to Address Health Disparities among African-American Medicare Beneficiaries in Mississippi.” Generations 38.4 (2014): 52.

This article provides a framework as well as certain basic data vital in understanding why the potential of the U.S will not be established mainly by anticipated transformations in the size of the population. Moreover, the authors argue that alternatives made through the political processes and the market forces, as well as the demographic changes, have the capacity to determine the future of the United States (McNeill et al. 52). The article further encapsulates that public policies that encourage basic research, primary education and technology can help in leveraging poverty level in the U.S. Besides, higher economic expansion may make policy choices quite easier.

Pascoe, John M., et al. “Mediators and adverse effects of child poverty in the United States.” Pediatrics 137.4 (2016): e20160340

The authors assert that the majority of young people live in poverty or rather near poverty. The article furthermore notes that poverty may lead to poor health in children. These negative health outcomes are caused by malnutrition among the children. Moreover, children’s physical health, educational accomplishment, and socio-emotional achievements are affected by the poverty level. Moreover, the authors note that the advocated for pediatrics should persistently improve the quality of health and life outcome for young people as well as families living in poverty (Pascoe 137). Thus, the implication is that the level of poverty in Mississippi affects the educational development of children. Besides, the physical health of people is adversely affected.

Works Cited

Dooley, T. Price, and William D. Schreckhise. “Evaluating social cognitive theory in action: An assessment of the youth development program’s impact on secondary student retention in selected Mississippi Delta communities.” Youth & Society 48.3 (2016): 383-401.

Glasmeier, Amy. An atlas of poverty in America: One nation, pulling apart 1960–2003. Routledge, 2014.

Islam, T. M., Jenny Minier, and James P. Ziliak. “On persistent poverty in a rich country.” Southern Economic Journal 81.3 (2015): 653-678.

McNeill, Timothy P., et al. “A Community-Based Approach to Address Health Disparities Among African-American Medicare Beneficiaries in Mississippi.” Generations 38.4 (2014): 52.

Pascoe, John M., et al. “Mediators and adverse effects of child poverty in the United States.” Pediatrics 137.4 (2016): e20160340.