The response to poverty had 3 major components; 1) the identification of depressed regional areas, 2) the civil rights revolutions and 3) the shift in the composition of public assistance rolls that began in the early 1960s. What was the main emphasis
on and how were these 3 areas analyzed and addressed?
What will be an ideal response?
The main emphasis was on employment. There were multiple areas of legislation that sought to address the 1st. area. These could be explained in detail of the names and what they hoped to accomplish. The 2nd area includes measure of poverty and the awareness of the role of discrimination. The Civil Rights Act was developed to help address these issues. The 3rd area viewed the cycles of less and more unemployment coupled with increased in non-traditional families more at risk of poverty and receiving ADC.
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A) ?True B) ?False