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Review
. 1998 Jan;7(1):105-19, ix.

The stress of being a poor child in America

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Review

The stress of being a poor child in America

J Garbarino. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 1998 Jan.

Abstract

This article explores the human ecology of child poverty. It focuses on the psychologic meanings of poverty in American society. Issues of shame linked to economic inequality rather than limited resource possession are at the core of clinical issues associated with poverty.

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