Recognizing Your Beliefs About Poverty (Post-Reading)

Did you change your views?

Now that you have read and discussed the section about poor families, review the statements. If you changed your response, place a check in the last column. What made you change your mind? What are your beliefs now?
 
     
 
Do you believe that . . . Yes No Not Sure Indicates Change
         
Individuals in poor families don’t have jobs?
Not many poor families are white?
Poverty is mainly an urban problem?
Poor children come from single parent homes?
Poor parents don’t provide adequate care for their children?
 
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