She supported organisations that battle poverty and homelessness. It supports community efforts to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Severe poverty and hunger were widespread. The Duchess supports organisations around the world working on poverty and homelessness. This meant frequently living in conditions of violence and extreme poverty. Factors such as war, poverty, and unemployment may also contribute. Unskilled laborers remained locked in poverty and hardship. The racial disparity in poverty rates has narrowed. This has the benefit of largely eliminating social problems like theft and relative poverty. Educators need to help overcome the stigma of poverty. Urban anthropology is concerned with issues of urbanization, poverty, and neoliberalism. This leads to education perpetuating a cycle of poverty. The transition was difficult for the majority of the population which plunged into poverty. He was a fierce critic of the poverty and social stratification of Victorian society. Leprosy occurs more commonly among people living in poverty.