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Hill, Terrence D., et al. "Victimization in Early Life and Mental Health in Adulthood: An Examination of the Mediating and Moderating Influences of Psychosocial Resources." Journal of Health and Social Behavior 51.1 (2010): 48-63. ERIC. EBSCO. Web. 18 Nov. 2010. Even though many studies have shown the long-term effects of childhood abuse on mental health in adulthood, not many have actually proven this to be true. Low-income black and Hispanic low-income women with children living in major cities in the U.S. were studied and no concrete signs of physical assault were shown in relation to their low self-esteem.

Kezar, Adrianna. "Financial Literacy, a Key to Success for Low-Income Students." Chronicle of Higher Education 56.35 (2010): A26. Ebsco. Web. 22 Nov. 2010. This article talks about how people from low Income backgrounds are often behind the others when it comes to financial literacy. The problem starts with education, many students are not being educated about finances. If the grant programs went through the lives of those that are from low Income families would be improved.

Boman Krister K., Frank Lindblad, Anders Hjern. "Long-term outcomes of childhood cancer survivors in Sweden: A population-based study of education, employment, and income" Cancer 116 (2010): 1385-1391. Wiley Online Library. Web. 12 Nov. 2010. This article was a study was about childhood cancer survivors in Sweden. It gives statistics about what type of education the survivors acquired and then how many of them were employed. The article then discusses how much each of the survivors is making working in their profession and how their schooling was a direct affect on that number.

This article is about how social economic class is related to a students academic performance. More specifically, this article was about how poverty is related to academic achievement in the United States. The article studied the of socio-economic (SES) status on educational achievement and early literacy. It also looked at programs they have been installed to help low-income families and communities overcome learning problems associated with their economic status.