A Postmodern Look at Poverty and Homelessness The cycle of poverty and especially homelessness in the United States, which is occurring even today may or may not be caused by little or any intervention by the government or society as a whole. This is the same cycle implied by John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society (1958; rev. eds. 1969, 1976, 1984). Poverty and wealthy are both social statuses in the United States. However, they are looked at differently. The wealth held by a person will determine which category he will fall into at birth and throughout life, hence effecting the lifestyle a person will lead unless the cycle is broken by that person alone or with social intervention. The possible causes as well as cures for homelessness with respect to poverty will be discussed in the foll....

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