The relationship of capitalism and urbanization made poverty worse than it otherwise would have been in major cities in the U.S
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The question this unit has two parts. First, has the relationship of capitalism and urbanization made poverty worse than it otherwise would have been in major cities in the U.S., and, in your opinion, is it the relationship of capitalism and urbanization that has helped to keep poverty in-check? Why?
I feel capitalism and urbanization are positive factors of society all societies want to create more jobs but creating too many jobs can have negative effects. The more jobs being created can lead to higher taxes for businesses and residents. With higher taxes, comes the possibility of population decrease and an increase of homelessness. The population that was flourishing with the creation of new jobs now ended up forcing the people out and added to the increase in poverty levels because people can’t afford to live there. The crucial choice that the decision makers have to make is trying to find a positive balance that would establish capitalism and urbanization in the communities in a positive way.
Second, reference the article in chapter 7 entitled “Latin American ‘Street Children’: Living on the Edge” . . . should the conditions illustrated in this article be of any concern to the average U.S. citizen? Why? What are the social implications both today and in the future?
I’ve read into the poor conditions of Latin American countries before and reading this article was interesting. It’s saddening to see that children, young children at that are living on the streets, alone trying to find ways to feed, clothe and bathe themselves. Now The U.S. is not as bad as some third world countries but we are not the best. There are child protective services but speaking from my own experience there have been times where I’d rather be homeless or in a shelter than be in the system. In some cases being in the system is similar to living on the street, there’s no one looking out for your health and well-being, people treat you like you don’t exist and many other horrible things. It’s not all peaches and cream in the U.S. but I do agree it is better than most third world countries including Latin American countries. I hope they figure out a way to implement programs that help street children, but when the U.S isn’t doing so great how can we “force” or “demand” another county to make street children their priority.
Macionis, J. J., & Parrillo, V. N. (2017). Cities and Urban Life. Boston:
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