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The Many Faces of Poverty

Users will learn the about different descriptions of poverty, and how it is defined in the United States and abroad. They will then apply that knowledge to relevant case studies. Contains audio.

After completing this lesson, you will be able to:

Discuss different ways that poverty is defined, assessed, and measured.
Distinguish the symptoms of poverty from the root causes of poverty. ...

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Science and Technology / Health Sciences / Nursing

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Material Type:: Tutorial
Date Added to MERLOT:: January 15, 2009
Date Modified in MERLOT:: March 16, 2020
Author:: Janet Baiardi, University of Detroit Mercy
Submitter:: Eileen Horn
Primary Audience:: College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website, Flash

Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
Cost Involved:: No
Source Code Available:: No
Accessibility Information Available:: Unknown
Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States