Amanda Germain
Mrs. Leeker
ENG111
2/25/14

Poverty and Homelessness: An Annotated Bibliography.

“Black Parents Demand ‘World-Class’ Education, Too.” Washington Informer. 20. Mar 2013. ProQuest. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. In the article ‘World-Class Education’, it said that education need to be affordable for the community of African American. Some African American children are dropout which had damaged the community. Without education, the middle class people would not be able to sustain their family which can lead to society loss. Parents need to back their children education and to avoid them from dropping out of school. The source wants the middle-class to educate themselves so that they could have greater life for themselves and their family. It pressure parents and children to get educated.
I would use this article for my research paper because it explain how lack of education lead to poverty and homelessness. It also discussed the importance of education in the African American community and how it can prevent poverty and homelessness. This source is credible because it demanded quality education for the middle class and African American. The author had written many articles about education in the middle-class communities. Many of these articles could be find in the education database at the Nova library.
Doak J. Melissa. Ed. “Money, Income, and Poverty Status.’ Minorities: Race and Ethnicity in America. 2012. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Information plus Reference Series. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.
In this article, it describes how income influence where people live, what kind of food they eat, how they dress, what cars they drive, and what school their children attend to. How much income people have can be determined by their occupation and sometimes it can be related to the level of education. African Americans have the lowest median income compared to other races such as Hispanics, whites, and Asians. Most African American who are married made less income than the married non-Hispanic whites. Also, lower education and discrimination in the jobs are two reasons that may work together to lower the income of African American household. African Americans think that society have divided into two groups: the haves and the have-not.
The author is Melissa J. Doak. It was published in Detroit 2013. I would use this source for my research paper because it reveals the income of African Americans households. The source is credible because it states that poor education and racism in the workforce were the two significant issues that made African American make less income. The source was collected from the annual report to congress, 2008, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American recovery and reinvestment act signed by Barack Obama. The source is reliable because it is for education purpose at the Nova library.

Kowalski M. Kathiann. Poverty in America: Causes and Issues. New Jersey. Enslow Publishers, Inc. N.D. Print.
In this book, it states how poverty affects ethnic groups diversely. Unemployment is one of the cause of poverty. The poverty scale for African Americans was 22.1 percent. For Hispanics of all races, it was 12.2 percent. During the great depression, several companies moved to overseas, where labor costs less. This meant fewer jobs for the middle class workers. Unemployment leads to inner city poverty. Unemployment can lead to crime and substance abuse. African Americans who live in the poor communities have fewer jobs. Children suffer when their parents are unemployed, especially in the middle-class family. Many people lost their life’s savings after losing their jobs.
The author of this book is Kowalski M. Kathiann. The book was published in Berkeley Height, New Jersey. I would use this book in my research paper because it said that people who are unemployed could not afford to pay for their mortgage and buy food. As a result, they become homeless and some of them live in a shelter. The book is credible because it explains why unemployment is the one factor of poverty. The author, Kowalski, had written several books such as World poverty, Poverty: Changing attitudes, and Inner-city poverty. The book is reliable because it is used for education purpose at the Nova library.

Krugman, Paul. ”America’s War over Poverty.” International New York Times. 11 Jan. 2014:9. ProQuest. Web. 14 Feb. 2014
In this article, it explains how value essential programs like food stamps and earned income tax credit had decreased poverty in the low- income families. With the help of these programs, lower-income family are healthier and better nourished before the programs came to place. Also, children in lower-income families who had access to food stamps were healthier and have a higher income later in life than people who didn’t. The low income families are the main reason why poverty is still high today. I would use this article for my research paper because it gives an example on how Americans can fight poverty in the lower-income families. America can fight poverty in the lower-income family by providing aids such as food stamps, Medicaid, and earned income tax credit. This source is credible because it came from the International New York Times. It inform people how programs such as food stamp helped low-income family later in life. The author had written many articles like food stamps becoming more desperately middle class and more Texans turn to food stamps. The source is used to inform people on the importance of government aids. The article is reliable because it education purpose at the Nova library.
Yunus, Muhammad. “Credit for the poor: Poverty as distant history.” Harvard International Review 29.3 2007: 20+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.
The source wants us to know that poverty was not created by the poor, but it is a result of the socioeconomic system. The oversight of poverty therefore lies with the dominant of society with policymakers. Money lending companies should point the bad outcome of money-lending by clearing borrowers from high interest rates and any burden or legal claim to refund loans. Therefore, the poorest are entitled to credit and loans to begin their lives.
I would use this source on my research paper because it explain how poverty is caused by society. Society made laws such as high interest rates that makes it hard for the poor to pay back. The source is credible because it is written as a review at Harvard University and the author had experience on the subject. The author is the founder of Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. He shared the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize with Grameen Bank and received the 1994 World Food Prize. The purpose of the source is to inform people of how society have an impact on poverty. The information is specific enough to help me with my research.