lesson
Poverty in America: Relative versus Absolute and the Poverty Line
Contrast absolute poverty with relative poverty and evaluate how the federal poverty threshold is calculated.

Contrast absolute poverty with relative poverty and evaluate how the federal poverty threshold is calculated.
Upgrade to unlock this lesson, practice questions, and your personal tutor.
9th Grade · Social Studies · US-IL-SS
5 lessons
Examine how race, gender, and family structure intersect to produce systemic poverty and compounded economic inequality.