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Web Links

• Research on Poverty
  Institute for research on poverty, U. of Wisconsin-Madison.
  
  
• U.S. Hunger
  Provides information and opportunities about alleviating U.S. hunger.
  
  
• U.S. Uninsured
  Data and information on U.S. uninsured.
  
  
• Homelessness and Poverty
  National Law Center page on poverty.
  
  
• Bill Gates Interview with Bill Moyers
  A conversation with Bill Gates on the Bill and Melinda gates Foundation.
  
  
• Richest in U.S.
  This Forbes Magazine website identifies a number of richest people list.
  
  
• Marriage and Child Poverty
  A detailed report on childhood poverty and its relation to marriage.
  
  
• Reformed U.S. Welfare Program
  Explanation of TANF benefits to U.S. poor.
  
  
• Feminization of World Poverty
  A United Nations' report on the feminization of poverty happening worldwide.
  
  
• International Forum for Globalization
  Web site of the IFG with scholarly studies and academic links.
  
  
• Occupational Prestige
  Occupational Prestige Rankings of Selected Occupations in the United States. Compare this chart on occupational prestige with the table in the textbook. What reasons can you offer for the discrepancies in the rankings?
  
  

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