Summary Of Cost Of Being Poor Talukdar

In the journal “Cost of Being Poor” by Debabrata Talukdar, the discussion focuses on the price difference between inner city and suburban neighborhoods and how the price affects among the social class and statuses. Talukdar used objective measures when conducting the social class measurements. Objective measures of the social class consist of factual questions and in-depth information about a selected demographic while subjective measures only allow participants to envision their own stand in the social class. In the research, data was thoroughly conducted; Talukdar uses income as one of the measures. It falls under the single-variable indexes. She uses “poverty thresholds” to measure the level of income and household sizes among the social

On the other hand, Talukdar also conducted quantitative research. Survey questionnaires were given out to shoppers at selected focal stores who met the requirements for completion. Some questions asked were “(1) name and address, (2) which are the two most frequented stores for purchase of their household groceries, and (3) their typical monthly total grocery expenditures and the relative expenditure shares at the two stores (“Cost of Being Poor”). Talukdar’s research acts as a guide for me to analyze today’s society with issues such as social mobility, its barriers, and “ghetto tax”. In my opinion, I think upward social mobility is still a reality in the United States. I believe the idea that if one works hard enough, he or she has the ability to achieve what he or she desires. It is more difficult

Transportation is one of the issues that is mentioned under the concern of the struggle that these families are facing. The journal suggests that people have to travel further to supermarkets or groceries stores to purchase items because supermarkets relocate to suburban neighborhoods in order to increase sale. Inner-city stores decrease and therefore people have to pay more for transportation and also higher cost for food and other items. In terms of transportation, one of the solutions is to offer those residents from economically distressed areas an easier way to travel to the nearest supermarket. The city can offer free shuttle services for those who exceed certain miles from a supermarket. The services can also aid the elders who are not capable to walk for a long time and also those who have disabilities. However, I personally do not see this solution will work in long terms because it would still be an inconvenience without nearby stores that offer cheap price for inner-city neighborhoods. Another solution is tax breaks. Cities such as Camden and parts of Philadelphia are now utilizing tax breaks to aid low income families. Low income families can utilize tax breaks to consume the necessities that they need to purchase. An online article