The culture of poverty: an ideological analysis

Article Abstract:

Oscar Lewis' subculture of poverty theory has been misunderstood for 30 years as a concept which argues that poor people are themselves to be blamed for their poverty. This common interpretation is in error since Lewis' idea is based on a Marxist argument against capital. Lewis' theory is therefore a salute for the poor people's flexibility and resourcefulness instead of a defamation of needy people.

Social aspects, Poverty, Poor

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Food for thought: Poverty, family nutritional environment, and children's educational performance in rural China

Article Abstract:

The effect of the family nutritional environment on school performance is measured in rural China. Results show that nutritional environment in the home is associated with household socioeconomic status, that it predicts children's school performance, and that it is a significant mediator of poverty effects on schooling for children in early primary grades.

Health aspects, Academic achievement, Poor children, Educational aspects, Health behavior in children, Child health behavior, Child health behaviour

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Perceived risks and benefits of the three gorges project

Article Abstract:

The psychological investigations of the positive and negative perceptions of the migrants of Three Gorges project in China are provided.

Risk perception, Forced migration

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