so rich so poor why it s so hard to end poverty in america peter edelman reading questions

Ch. 6/ Concentrated Poverty: “The Abandoned.”

1.What caught your attention?

2.Summarize Edelman’s ideas about what he calls “The Abandoned.”

3.How does Edelman conclude this chapter?

4.What did Robert Kennedy mean when he said, “We are only at the beginning of the beginning in thinking about opportunities for all (1966)?” Are we still only at the beginning?

Ch. 7/ Young People: Improving the Odds

1.What is Edelman suggesting here and how do you feel about it?

2.Where do you fit in? Are you an outsider or insider to these situations and ideas?

Conclusion

1. What does Edelman say here at the end? What do you say?

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