The stress of being a poor child in America
- PMID: 9894082
The stress of being a poor child in America
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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