The Causes Of Poverty And Underdevelopment

Modernization theory is inadequate with Global Inequality, because it is not the answer to why poverty still has a huge effect on the world. This theory deals more with the conflicts between modernity and tradition. Underdeveloped countries are more into their cultures, they believe there are certain things that should not be taken away. Nations have tried to industrialize, yet cultures traditions affect the countries development. The traditions are usually superstitions, ethnocentrism, fatalism, pride, dignity, and modesty; these variables are a

As poverty continued to spread throughout the United States, an explanation for poverty was to be expected. Generally, poverty is the lack of resources to supply basic needs. However, there are various competing ways to determine the reason for poverty. One view is individual-focused explanations which targets the personal responsibility of the individual in determined their place in a poverty-stricken life. While the opposite view is a structure-focused explanation that primarily blames the society’s structure.

Homelessness is an epidemic problem that faces many American’s and families across the United States, especially in Detroit. You may see homeless people sleeping in the underpasses of freeways or walking and sitting on street corners or holding up a sign asking for some support for their next meal. We all have seen homeless individuals and thought it was not our problem for their circumstances or maybe had a belief he/she was lying about their situation. Many of us make a choice to give money or buy food, but there are others who make a choice to ignore or overlook the homeless population. Society has placed a stigma and label the homeless population labeling them destitute by choice, but for many homelessness has become a way of life.

In most cases U.S. citizens who are in poverty are in relative poverty in relation to the rest of the U.S. population; whereas in the world as a whole a greater number of people are in absolute poverty and are barely able to survive on their income, or wages and earnings, and they have very little to no wealth since it is impossible to save any of their money. Ethnocentrism makes it difficult to obtain a clear picture of the conditions of poverty and inequality in other nations and cultures. There are many theories concerning the causes and solution for poverty in the global economy. The two major theories are the modernization theory which explains inequality in terms of technological and cultural difference between nations, and the dependency theory which explains poverty in terms of the historical exploitation of poor, or low-income, nations by rich, or high-income, nations. This theory has manifest itself in a new way in today’s world in the form of neocolonialism; economic exploitation by multinational corporations.

Poverty is “the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor” (Dictionary.com, 2017). Based off this definition poverty is a condition that can cause a cascade of cause and effect actions that is detrimental to families and individuals both physically and mentally. Haan, Kaplan, & Camacho (2017) completed a study on the correlation between social and economic status and health in adults in Oakland, CA. They found that the lower the socioeconomic class the higher incidents of diseases and deaths related to chronic diseases (p.1161-1162). Just being without money or little money was not the only indication of health indication, a person living in an area with higher poverty issues

Direct criticism to the modernization theory created the idea of the dependency theory. Scholars from Latin America theorized about what was the cause of their dependency and underdevelopment. The theory stated “the present underdevelopment of Latin America is the result of its centuries-long participation in the process of world capitalist development” (Frank 7). In ordinary terms, the drive to compete in the global economy deepened the hole of underdevelopment. The capitalistic pull of resources from underdevelopment countries to the development country perpetuated the conditions of

Poverty. The word has a different meaning and effect on people from all different cultures and economic backgrounds. Society ignores it. It seems to be a dirty word that no one wants to speak aloud much less think about. The large amount of people who fit under this unfortunate category do not wish for others to know that they are in this certain economic status. It is easy for the idea of being poor or a part of the working class to create a shameful and embarrassing self image, because of people’s actions and the trending material items that cloud primary judgement. As a child, I did not have the best clothes or toys. My family was made up of a single mother who was required to take care of two children. The author of Seeing and Making Culture: Representing the Poor, Bell Hooks, provides you with an idea of her background in a earlier stage of her life. Her and I both came from a household where using something without permission was considered wasteful and wanting material items seen in stores were out of the question. My childhood, as I continued growing up, was still very enjoyable in every aspect. Wearing brand named clothes was never a focus for me and this did not influence how I felt about myself. My mother was hardworking and and provided me with the essentials. Although hooks’ overall message that people in a state of poverty feel negatively towards themselves is valid, she fails to present the full story that the poor

“White families are given the benefit of the doubt when allegations of abuse and neglect arise” and blacks do not get the benefit of the doubt ever… (Post 2). The article “The Truth About Child Abuse and Poverty” by Dawn Post talks about how the average person overlooks the contributing factor of racial biases and socioeconomics that determine which families get put under the child welfare program. There are more colored families in the foster care system than white families and Post touches on a few points on why that is. She states that whites are given too much leeway, which I completely agree with. Post and I both agree this needs to be thought about more and the system needs to be evened out. Clearing the biases and giving everyone

The overriding difference between modernization theory and dependency theory is that where modernization theory contends that there are universal practices that result in economic success, dependency theory states that poor countries are subordinated by wealthier ones in order to maintain the status quo. To this end, modernization theory involves the belief that by adopting principles of wealthy nations, such as technology and mass culture, economically disenfranchised cultures can enjoy success (Weinstein, 2008). Implicit in modernization theory is that every country can achieve success through following the same framework.

Poverty touches many lives in both the United States and all over the world. People associate poverty with shortages or pauperism. Some individuals ignore the fact that poverty is a major problem in the world. While there are many causes and effects of poverty, such as ethnicity and crime, there are three important causes and effects that impact individuals and their families every day. Three important causes of poverty include lack of education, drug addiction, and standards of living while three effects of poverty include death, minimum wage jobs to no jobs, and imprisonment.

Modernization theory is a hypothesis used to clarify the procedure of modernization that a country experiences as it moves from a simple society to a modern one. Dependency theory is the idea that assets spill out of a fringe of poor and immature states to a centre of rich states, enhancing the latter to the detriment of the former. These two theories contrast in that modernization theory clarifies how created states work and develop, whereas dependency theory outline how work and develop are restricted. Modernization theory clarifies the advancement and improvement of innovation in more steady regions of the world (Culp, 2014). Dependency theory looks at the impacts that modernization in one district has on different parts of the world. Dependency theory is more comprehensive than modernization theory. Modernization theory emphasises that instruction, innovation and broad communications are noteworthy reasons why created districts pull ahead from others. Be that as it may, modernization theory does not operate on a worldwide scale where the assets, work and power originate to make this advancement conceivable. In modernization theory, the majority of the advancements that local areas or states make originate from an aggregate interior exertion.

“The reasons poverty rates remain high despite the [economic] recovery has to do with wage decline and failure of the “safety net” i.e, the government systems of taxes and transfers designed

Poverty is the lack of the basic needs of life, including food, shelter, clothing and safe drinking water. For a person to live normally, it is important to meet a certain level of physical, social, and emotional needs. People who live in poverty have difficult time to achieve those as they are not welcomed in many places. Because of their low incomes, they have troubles in maintaining their health, hunger, education. Poverty has become a large issue around the world. It is something that many of us know about but we’re not realizing just how big of a problem it is. This paper will include basic information about poverty, its effects, facts and statistics which can make people aware and want to help reduce poverty.

The project was not a fair chance for the children and people living there. The social  services, housing and racial equality for example. Two young African Americans from the book Our America, were able to have a chance to explain or show how the poverty in the project was. Chances like this aren't given on a daily to people in poverty; projects.

In this paper I will discuss the causes for those below the poverty line in America set by