Exploring Myths About Poverty in America - CORE Coffee Chat (04/12/2022)
Channel: Core Investments
Date: 2022-04-13

Date: 04/12/2022
Hosts: Nicole Young & Nicole Lezin
Guest: Heather Bullock, PhD
Interpreter: Stella Lauerman
Bilingual Chat support: Gisella Carrasco

Presented in English with simultaneous interpretation into Spanish. 
Bilingual slides: https://bit.ly/CORE-Slides-Diapositivas-04-12-22

Poverty Risk Calculator: https://confrontingpoverty.org/poverty-risk-calculator/
Implicit bias: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Opportunity Insights: https://opportunityinsights.org/

Watch this video to hear a conversation with Dr. Bullock, Director of the Blum Center on Poverty, Social Enterprise, & Participatory Governance, about her research and insights from a 2021 book she co-authored with Mark Robert Rank and Lawrence M. Eppard, Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty. During this CORE Coffee Chat Dr. Bullock also had the chance to discuss participants' questions and reactions, especially in terms of implications for Santa Cruz County.


[0:00] Welcome, CORE Overview
[05:57] Dr. Bullock, Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty
[10:11] Myth: Only a small minority of Americans experience poverty 
[14:30] Myth: With hard work and effort, poverty can be avoided 
[15:37] Myth: Anyone can move up the socioeconomic ladder 
[17:09] Myth: Welfare abuse and fraud is widespread
[19:16] Myth: Poverty is inevitable
[20:50] Why do poverty myths persist? 
[24:24] Questions & Discussion
[42:25] Closing & Next Steps

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