The Stigma Surrounding Poverty

Our failing economy plays a huge role in this issue, as well as, many other factors but there is no one cause of poverty (UNESCO). Gottdiener, Hutchinson, and Ryan suggest that the uneven development of the economy can be a factor that causes poverty. It is also suggested that poverty maybe caused by both the behavior of individuals and political/economic structures and everything in between (Payne). Overpopulation, changing trends in the economy, lack of education, epidemic diseases, and environmental issues are also factors of poverty (UNESCO). In my opinion, I believe poverty influences problems like hunger, malnutrition, and disease that distresses individuals in poverty. I also think that racial/population segregation play a major role as well as a cause of why so many individuals are forced to live in poverty. As a consequence of our current economic meltdown, unemployment and poverty have hit unprecedented levels and the problem remains an extremely important issues (Gottdiener, Hutchinson, &

Poverty is a miserable thing to suffer and is really hard for people to go through it. It does not allow them to live a life that is deserved by all humans not providing them with basic needs, many children are also affected by poverty and it it has the biggest impact on their lives. The disregard of their dietary needs and exposure to environmental toxins results in problems but living in poverty also causes an increase in levels of stress hormones in them which can impair their memory and language acquisition. Due to the extremely high cost of living in this country, most of the homeless people are just jobless men and women who cannot afford a house to stay in, contrary to the popular perception that homeless people are mostly young men with drug, alcohol or mental problems.

Poverty affects over 767 million people in the entire world. In the United States alone, poverty affects more than 42 million people. According to feedingamerica.org, of that 42 million affected, 13 million children and over 5 million seniors live in poverty. Poverty is grouped into two different categories; absolute and relative. Wikipedia.org defines absolute poverty as the absence of enough resources to secure basic life necessities. This includes not having safe drinking water, not having clean bathroom facilities, not being able to get proper healthcare, not having access to education and not having proper shelter. Absolute poverty is also referred to as living in extreme poverty. Relative poverty, according to wikipedia.org, is the condition in which people lack the minimum amount of income needed in order to maintain the average standard of living in the society in which they live. The meaning of poverty varies from country to country and person to person. For example, while some people in the United States would be considered as living below the poverty line, a person from another country may consider that person rich. However, poverty is simply when an individual is unable to meet their basic needs. This includes not being able to clothed, house or feed oneself or one’s family. Poverty is a problem that will not be easily solved. There have been many attempts to try and end poverty, but yet it continues to grow. In a country such as the United States that’s

Everyone knows what the word poverty means. It means poor, unable to buy the necessities to survive in today's world. We do not realize how easy it is for a person to fall into poverty: A lost job, a sudden illness, a death in the family or the endless cycle of being born into poverty and not knowing how to overcome it. There are so many children in poverty and a family's structure can effect the outcome. Most of the people who are at the poverty level need some type of help to overcome the obstacles. There are mane issues that deal with poverty and many things that can be done to stop it.

The society that we live in allows the horrible issue of poverty to continue and allow it to

Poverty refers to the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support. Society often classifies this state as being poor. According to osomething.org 805 million people worldwide do not have enough food to eat, and nearly ½ of the world 's population lives on less than 2.50 dollars a day. Osomething.org states that 1.3 billion live in extreme poverty on less than 1.25 a day, 1 billion children worldwide are living in poverty, and 22,000 children die each day due to poverty. These statistics are rather alarming, and the first step to finding a solution to this problem is determining the root cause. Many would ask how this transpired. The answer to this is also the determining factor of not only what happened but

Poverty is a transmittable disease; it begins with parents and spreads to children and the people around them. It could obliterate a flawless society and affect everyone and everything around it. It is akin to a genetic code that is pre-written and out of human control. Everywhere people look, children can be seen with bones protruding out of their flesh, yet these children are the most hard-working beings alive. Poverty is a global issue that every member of humanity has dealt with at some point in time, and it is more likely that someone will help another in need after being helped themselves.

First of all, money is a big factor of poverty. Children that grow up in a poor family are most likely to become poor as well. Not having enough money can cause people not to do as much things as others with money can do. Not having money causes lack of food, health, and shelter. Growing up in poverty can cause people to not have enough resources to get an education. A common situation  in America is homelessness due to the lack of money people cannot afford a home, so they have to turn to the streets. People usually beg for money on the streets just to get by for a couple of days since they do not have any money.  Divorce can also cause poverty because if a couple separates that means less income coming home due to their separation. If a family cannot get used to the change in their family it can lead to poverty. Usually one parent stays with the children and the other parent does not help. This can cause the parent with the children to not be financially stable. If  people cannot pay for a doctor visit they put their health in risk. Without money you

Homelessness and poverty are no strangers to any United States citizen. On any day you are almost guaranteed to see a homeless person, whether it be a trip to a local Walmart, or a coffee shop in the city, the poverty-stricken are everywhere and completely unavoidable. In the United States there are some sobering statistics on poverty and homelessness. According to an article by Alana Semuels entitled “ The Resurrection of American Slums” the author talks about poverty in the United States. “The number of people living in high-poverty areas . . . nearly doubled between 2000 and 2013, to 13.8 million from 7.2 million” (Semuels, Par 2, 2015). When people think of homeless people they think drug-addict, or mentally insane. What they don't think

Poverty is not only an individual problem, but a societal problem. Harrell R. Rodgers wrote an article, “Why are People Poor in America?” Rodgers gives two categories of theories that are used when cultural /behavioral or structural/economic. Behavior/culture theorists look at the behavior, culture and values of the poor as the reason for poverty. While structural /ecIn western culture statistics are an excessively used tool in describing social issues. Numbers help explain a situation, but in excesses, can dehumanize a population. A serious social issue that suffers from desensitization is poverty. Poverty, as it is defined by Webster, is the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of supporting; the condition of being poor. The condition of poverty plagues many American families. According to the Census bureau, 15.1 percent of the United States population falls below the poverty threshold. 15.1 percent does not draw the same effect as the actual 46.6 million individuals living in those circumstances. In the United States, poverty has become a growing problem. There are 15 million more people living in poverty today than in the year 2000 (U.S. Bureau of the Census 2013). The poverty threshold, developed by Molly Orshansky, is a tool used to help indicate how many Americans are in poverty. According to the census, 46.6 million of America’s total population makes less than the poverty threshold for a family of four. The condition of being

The United States is one of the richest and most abundant nations in the world. It is ironic that such high levels of poverty and income equality still continues in such a prosperous nation. Poverty exists due to the economic system that is constructed to allow the increase of wealth on one side and conditions of scarceness that make poverty unavoidable on the other.

More importantly, poverty plays a major role in society today because the rich can more easily afford houses, college tuition, and cars. Whereas it is harder to be poor

Hey Creean, I really enjoyed reading your post. I would have to agree with you when you say that people find themselves living in poverty for various reasons. You mention that one of those reasons was for poor decision making and planning. Yes, that is one of the reasons people find themselves living in poverty, however, there is a stigma tied to that saying. The stigma is that most people when they see or hear about someone living in poverty, automatically assume that it is because of poor decision making and planning only. But as we both know that is not always the case. I myself have placed this stigma on people living in poverty my entire life. Once I started attending school for social work and seen all the reasons people can find themselves

Many describe poverty as an economic deprivation, or lack of income. However, this alone does not incorporate the different social, cultural and political aspects of this unfortunate reality. Poverty is not only a deprivation of economic or material resources but a violation of human dignity. The general scarcity, lack, or the state of one without a specific amount of material possessions or money. It is a versatile concept that may be defined as either absolute or relative. Time and again, poverty is a call to action, for the poor and the wealthy alike, it is a call to change the world so that many more may have enough to eat, adequate shelter, access to education and health, protection from violence, and a voice in what happens in their communities.

The stereotypic explanation persists that the poor cause their own poverty. One of the problems is the unemployment. Firms these days are constantly searching for well educated, experienced, skilled and intelligent employees. The high unemployment rate is because of the lack of education given to poor people. This is because poor people are not able to afford education and instead, they stay home and feed their families. When given the chance, most of the people living under poverty will do the best they can to earn enough money to support their families. Poverty is also due to high housing costs. These days, the price of houses are getting higher and higher and soon most people won’t be able to afford a place to live in, let alone food to eat or water to drink. There are numerous causes of poverty including lack of individual responsibility, bad government policies, exploitation by people and businesses with a lot of power and influences, etc. Some poor people do not know how to be responsible for their own being and therefore they live on the streets waiting for donations just to get by their day. The government is trying to clear out the people on the streets but they do not do anything to help out the poor people and that is why they remain on the streets. High levels of inequality - the gap between the rich and poor - will lead to problems such as increasing crime and violence. Inequality is usually a