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    May 02, 2026  
American University Catalog 2025-2026 
    
American University Catalog 2025-2026

AMST-240 Poverty and Culture (3)


Students explore and debate rival theories about the causes and consequences of poverty. Why poverty occurs, why certain people are poor, how poverty influences family and community life, and how the poor respond to their situation and sometimes try to change it. AU Core Habits of Mind: Ethical Reasoning. Usually Offered: spring.