Poverty And Poverty

Poverty is not a simple issue. You cannot ask a question about poverty and get one universal response. There are many conflicting ideas about what poverty is, and more importantly, where it comes from. The make-up of American society shows that so much in life can depend on one’s family. Having opportune circumstances can land people jobs, but having the opposite can also perpetuate the depression and reality of poverty for others. When people have reasons not to seize their days, they might sink deeper and deeper into the belief that they cannot truly escape poverty. People need to have the proper assistance to breakaway from poverty and lead successful lives. Poverty in America is largely due to the government’s overcompensation of

How environmental factors and poverty influenced my development. Poverty played a very prominent role throughout the course of my life. I encountered various issues which influenced my psychological development and hindered my ability to properly process the consequences of my behavior. Also, the lack of resources limited my access to a proper education and a safe living environment. Despite the fact I am now a well-adjusted individual there is no doubt my internal and external behaviors along with the quality of life were greatly impacted but the level of inequality I experienced throughout the younger years of my life.

There are over 2 million families and children living in poverty in America day by day. Poverty is when you’re living in conditions below the average family. Many reason’s poverty is caused is when adults do not complete high school and receive a low education to deal with their whole life. Also is caused by wnot being able to receive a job. “According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 9.5 million of people who spent at least 27 weeks in the labor force were poor.”(Davis) Poverty is a big social issue in America that impacts education, getting jobs and health issues.

Poverty is a widespread social issue known throughout the world. It is defined by its three different types: biological, relative, and official. The first of the three, also known as absolute poverty, refers to a person’s inability to have his or her biological needs such as food and shelter. The second type compares living standards to conclude “that some are better or worse off than others.” The third refers to the income level at which a person can receive welfare. Unfortunately, the United States is known to have one the highest rates in the world due to social inequalities. Poverty rates are known to be related to a person’s social location. A person living in a more southern state in more likely to experience it than someone in the north. Moreover, minorities are two to three times more likely to suffer from its affects. Likewise, children and the elderly, along with a rising number of women, are more affected than others. Furthermore, these groups are more likely to live in lower standard houses, have poorer educations, have less job opportunities, and are less likely to receive justice for crimes. They are forced to stay in these situations in which they have to pay for housing they can barely afford, while they send their kids to schools that are unable to provide adequate education due to the communities’ low property rates. This can especially be seen in the PBS documentary Poverty, Politics, and Profit: The Housing Project.

Criminologists have been looking at the correlation between poverty and crime since criminology became a real discipline. They do not think the poor are criminals; this is not the case. It is just that the association between poverty and childhood development leading to crime is too strong to ignore. This is probably why many poor and working-class families desire to live in the suburbs, believing that their children will have better opportunities in education and work and that it would be a way to escape from the threat of urban violence. On the other hand, those who live in the suburbs are hesitant of allowing them to come into their neighborhoods because they think that crime, drugs, blight, bad schools, and higher taxes will inevitably follow. With this in mind, one now asks three questions with the first two being psychological and the last being a result of the answers to the first two: 1) Does one’s neighborhood shape who they are? 2) Would one be a different person if they grew up somewhere else? 3) Should suburbs be mandated to rewrite their zoning laws and allow a “fair share” of affordable housing? This work will attempt to answer these questions.

Poor people tend to behave in ways such that the conditions of poverty are reinforced. Numerous studies have studied the effects of poverty, and they show that the poor are more likely to commit crimes, use more alcohol and drugs, borrow more money, save less money, and smoke more (Liska & Chamlin, 1984; Lynch et al, 1997). Furthermore, prior research has established that scarcity of money or time can lead people to make poor decisions (Mani et al, 2013; Shah et al, 2013).

Poverty has a profound impact on the cognitive needs of individuals in family dynamics this includes both parent and children. Some researchers indicate minority races have more cognitive stressors than other races that live in the same cities (Finegood, Raver, DeJoseph, & Blair 2017)

As our world population continues to grow exponentially, issues arise due to need of compensation for a larger populace. In attempts to prevent further damage and decline in demographic progress, increased access to effective family planning and contraceptives for women has assisted in decreasing population growth and unwanted pregnancies, which eventually will lead to a decline in poverty. Those impoverished due to minimal access to proper family planning and contraception are the reason behind much of the poverty that our world is experiencing.

Despite the ups and downs of the country’s financial state, one thing that hasn’t changed is the identified vulnerable populations that for years have felt the long lasting impact of poverty. Prior to the Great Depression in the 1930’s the economically prosperous state of the country had long been blanketed those still struggling with being economically disadvantaged. Of course, those that chronically felt this impact were women, the disabled, people of color, the disabled, and those with low paying and unreliable jobs. James Patterson referred to this as “old poverty” (America’s struggle against poverty). However in 1929 when the stock market crashed and began the Great Depression “new poverty” began and those who previously had well paying jobs and owned real estate were now also experiencing life in poverty. Many have historically placed the blame of the Great Depression on President Hoover (1929-1937) and his employment policies in addition to his wage policies. In fact 18% of the 27% fall in GDP was directly associated with Hoover and his policies (What caused the depression Ohinian). It wasn’t until 1933 when President Roosevelt (1933-1945) came into Office that the state of the nation began to change.

One of the greatest health concerns is not a specific disease or malady, but poverty. The world’s impoverished population has much less access to healthcare and clean resources and environments and therefore has a much greater chance of disease, infection, parasites, and mortality related to these events. Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than $1 (USD) per day (World Bank, 2016). According to the World Bank (2016), as of 2013, 767 million people were living in poverty, which is lower by one billion than the poverty rate in 1990.

There are many social problems that affect the community of Census Tract (CT) 79, the most rampant being poverty. In 2015 it was reported 56.6% of children and 36.6% of adults residing in the community lived below the poverty line (U.S Census Bureau, 2015). While in Tulsa County the percentages are significantly less with 23.5% of children and 13.1% of adults living below the poverty line (U.S Census Bureau, 2015). One-way poverty affects this population, and many other low-income communities, is through the school system. While half of all people from high-income families have a bachelor’s degree by age 25, just 1 in 10 people from low-income families do (U.S Congress, 2014).

The community is made of different people who are associated with various economical, political and social backgrounds. All people in society undergo various challenges, despite the situations that present them in life. There are those who have mental issues, there are those who have financial issues, those with behavioral issue, and those with psychological issues. All matters need to be addresses through various mechanisms. There are different institutions that have been put up to combat the issues that people face. According to research conducted in various countries around the globe, around forty percent of people are struggling with financial issues due to different reasons. Poverty in continents such as Africa and South America are on the rise. This is caused by the harsh economic conditions present in many nations. Governments have come up with various measures to ensure that the level of poverty is decreasing, however, the initiatives have not yield positive results (Zenger, Brähler, Berth, and Stöbel-Richter, 2011). Many governments are still struggling with deficit imbalances in terms of trade for their populations and are not contributing enough to the economy. There are various social groups that suffer due to the poor state of most governments around the world. They include orphans, widows, widowers, as well as the old and the unemployed in society. Different remedies have been formulated to help these groups. Some of these remedies

In the United States and in countries all over the world, poverty can have an extreme impact on a country's population. Throughout my life, I have noticed these impacts take a toll on my local community, Payette, Idaho. I chose this topic because growing up in a small community you observe the best and worst of everyone, including those who may not have as much income as you. When you are younger it is not something which you are aware of, but as you grow up, you see the effects impact those in your community. As I grew up, I noticed the effects of poverty become more prevalent and those around me begin to face many individual challenges. My senior project is based on those in this community are suffering from poverty. Recent studies show Payette has poverty rate of 15.7% (Quickfacts 1), which is higher than the national poverty rate of 12.7% in 2016 (Semegae et al. 1). The project focused on assisting Payette School District students and expanded to the foster children in the surrounding area. Over this past summer, I collected approximately 90 backpacks, duffel bags, and suitcases to give to students and foster kids. The motivation behind project was because so many the school aged students start the year off without backpacks or with inadequate school supplies, while their other classmates may have a brand-new items. I never thought this was fair, primarily as it not the child's fault and these kids should have the opportunity to start off with new

In my community, I was not fully aware of the impact of poverty on people in differing neighborhoods. I found that people living a few blocks from my own neighborhood were living in low-income housing, which identified the problem of class divisions between people. More so, the capitalist system of economics tends to provide greater wealth for a few people at the expense of a majority of people. In this way, I began to understand the impact of poverty by observing low income that lived in the ghetto. This direct observation defined the “mechanisms involved between poverty and the community” that define the disparaging effects of poverty on these people (Cattell 45). I was shocked to see children running around the streets with holes in their shoes. More so, I witnessed people begging on the street. These are the “mechanisms” of capitalistic society that tends to shift wealth to the upper and middle classes, but neglects to care for the majority of people living in the lower classes. Certainly, this defines the problem of class divisions, but it also reflects a system that is bereft of taking care of the poor. My own awareness came by actually visiting one of these low-income neighborhoods, which shifted me out of the mental isolation of my own middle class background. In this manner, I had always heard of the “ghetto”, but I am now fully aware of the impact of this type of community in relation to other classes.

Poverty is a social problem that has been present in societies for centuries. For this reason, many differing opinions exist on how to handle this tragic social issue. Because poverty affects quality-of-life for so many humans, it can also be considered a moral issue. Philosophers have differing theories about whether the rich should help the poor, and their motivations behind it. This presentation will address the social issue of poverty, as viewed through the lens of three moral theories. Each moral theory presents a unique approach to helping those in need.