There is an old saying, "poverty will always be with us". Today many people get trapped in cycles of poverty. People trapped in these cycles often try to escape this pattern. Some of the reasons people cannot escape this cycle are because of poor work ethic, lack of standard education, and sometimes cultural standards. Poverty is a situation in which groups of people are compared to other groups of people. This is called relative poverty. …showed first 75 words of 649 total…

…showed last 75 words of 649 total…in society. Because poor work ethics hinder them from obtaining a more successful career, and lack of education keep them from making the most sensible choices in life. Some people argue that the poor themselves construct their culture of poverty but others argue that this culture created by the rest of society. References Curry, Tim. Jiobu, Robert. Schwirian, Kent. (2002). Sociology for the Twenty-First Century. Chapter 5, 147-156. The World Trade Group. (2002). http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/