We must work together to get beyond the culture of poverty.

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  • Author(s): Betancourt, Paul H.
  • Source:
    Business Journal Serving Fresno & the Central San Joaquin Valley. 10/06/97, Issue 322208, p27. 5/9p.
  • Subject Terms:
    *POVERTY
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      CALIFORNIA; SAN Joaquin Valley (Calif.); UNITED States
    • Subject Terms:
      LEWIS, Oscar
    • Abstract:
      Opinion. Offers insights on the culture of poverty in the San Joaquin Valley in California. Anthropologist Oscar Lewis' identification of the characteristics of chronic poverty that he had observed in various cultures; Lack of effective participation and integration of the poor in major institutions of the larger society; Need to develop policies that empower the poor.