EnviroInjustice Researchers
Enviornmental injustice researcher's program pages.
Enviornmental injustice researcher's program pages.
Collections of readings that examine and conceptualize environmental injustice.
This study determines if childhood blood lead levels correlate with educational achievement. They studied this through standardized test scores.
The main point of the article was to show the "indirect" racism towards black families financially. It was supported through the use of many statistics and showing that black families are the ones who struggle the most.
1. Children are suffering a lot more than expected. Living in poverty affected the way they learned, grow, interact and more all in a negative way.
2. People living in poverty usually never make it out of the poverty line and continue to suffer.
3. It is mainly the colored people who suffer most from the poverty crisis.
The sources of resilience come when the economy improves. This graph shows that the poverty rate had increased from 2008-2009 because of the recession the country went through.
To control this is to create more job oppurtunities for black and low-income families.
Some vulnerabilities affecting Essex county include households an influx of headed by one parent, births by unmarried women, and weak family economic security.
Lamy uses quotes, specific policies and programs, and statistics involving child development. She discusses how SNAP, WIC, Housing First, EITC, and other programs and policies can be supported in housing, food, health, and jobs.
The author used the census to accurately make the statistics needed to back up the main argument.