The Theory Of Relative Deprivation

As a main theme in Hunger and Shame, child malnutrition is a serious problem that has affected many different societies. Child malnutrition is a complicated concept that often has many causes; each society is different and must be studied closely to fully understand the reason for such a horrific epidemic. Focusing on the Chagga population, many factors catalyzed the epidemic including environmental, cultural, and global.

Some problems associated with living in a neighborhood with a high percentage of the population living in poverty include increased crime rates, poor education, health problems and psychological distress. The concentration of people in high poverty neighborhoods magnifies the problems faced by the poor. This is because it leads to the concentration of the ills associated with poverty. Children in these neighborhood do not only lack basic needs but are also exposed to an hostile environment that holds numerous temptations and does not provide positive motivation (McConville & Ong, 2003). In addition, because schools are distributed geographically, children from high poverty neighborhoods attend the same schools and this result in low performance. This concentration also intensify the shift of the middle and higher income families away from these neighborhoods thus creating a gap between social needs and the financial base necessary to address these issues. The concentration of poverty is important because it has an impact on the distribution of income which might undermines the social fabric and may restrict opportunities for others (Jargowsky, 2003).

Individuals struggling to keep adequate shelter. Some may face challenges of seeking medical attention. Others have no access to jobs or schools. Some parents fail daily in providing food and water for their children. These are just a few sentences that describe poverty. If we closed our eyes and envisioned poverty, we think of children in the second-largest continent, Africa, standing around with no clothes or shoes on. We think of the kids looking mal-nutritious or with other sicknesses and flies flying around their faces but they are too weak to brush them away. We think of people with no education, no skills, or no ideas. These statements are far from facts. I will take you through the ongoing issue of poverty from a macro-level and show you how it can affect case management. Then I will take you through the case management process of trying to end poverty.

Absolute poverty is slightly harder to define. The definition used by most international organisations is that you cannot afford the basic needs of life—food, clothing and shelter.

Identifies skills, theories of change, program designs, partnerships, and ways of building schools where students achieve.

The concepts of “worthy” and “unworthy” poor came about during the English Poor Laws that were introduced in the 1500’s. The English poor laws classified poor or dependent people into three major categories and established many requirement before aid was provided. Dependent persons were categorized as: vagrant (nomadic; with no permanent home or employment), the involuntary unemployed and the helpless. In effect, the poor laws separated the poor into two classes which were the worthy and the unworthy. The worthy were classified as orphans, widows, handicapped, or the frail elderly. The unworthy were the drunkards, suspicious, or lazy. (Hansan, J.E. (2011). Poor relief in early America)

As protesting goes on emotions build up which can result in a public revolt that

Since the dawn of human civilization, there have been governments. As a species, we have always attempted to efficiently and systematically maintain order. However it is not uncommon for those same governments to turn on the people it protects, as evidenced by the countless tyrants and authoritarian regimes that plague our history. When studying the complex subject of a free or oppressive government, it is rather interesting to look at the stark contrasts between how both of these organizations handle protests against their rules or laws. The authoritarian regime holds absolute power, meaning that nearly any form of complaint against their actions will be met with disregard, or even punishment. However in a free society in which the government must answer to the people, protests are the language of the discontent, signifying to a representative government that change is needed.

The poverty theory developed by Lewis (1968) and Payne (2001) argues that the culture of poverty is both an adaptation and reaction of the economically disadvantaged to their marginal position, low socioeconomic status and impartibility in achieving success. According to the poverty theory established by Lewis (1968), there are many traits associated with the culture of poverty. Families living on poverty have a level of education and are living in inadequate housing conditions. This factor is often associated with low academic achievement and success of economically disadvantaged students. Consequently, Lewis (1998) contends that children living in poverty are often exposed early in life to drugs and alcohol, abusive relationships, and single-parent households dominated by the female parent.

Rebellions, protests, civil unrest, and underrepresentation are just some of the side effects of group grievance. While there are many factors that determine whether or not a certain nation’s populace is happy, well-represented, secure, and involved in their state’s political affairs, one rather large and interesting factor to consider is the form of government of the nation. For centuries scholars have debated what forms of political regimes are most successful in satisfying the needs of its people. While that topic is interesting, it is terribly broad. To entertain this concept with a narrower lens of comparative analysis, one can instead decide to contrast the key differences between two forms of government and see how said differences impact

At the individual-level, people engage in protesting for a combination of reasons. Socioeconomic status and psychological approaches have been identified as possible motives for an individual to contribute to protesting. For

A revolutionary threshold is the notion of when an individual is willing to participate (if at all) within a protest based on the amount of people already involved. An individual’s revolutionary threshold may decrease or increase based on a variety of reasons. Clark, Golder, and Golder explained, “As you might expect, people’s thresholds are likely to depend on many different factors, such as whether they have benefitted or suffered under the regime, whether they have much to lose from participating in protests, and whether they believe that the regime is fragile or stable” (Clark, Golder, & Golder, 2012, p. 284). Naturally, some individuals are more willing to participate within protests than others, particularly if they have suffered under

Everyday, there are thousands of protests around the world, but only a select few of these protests turn into full blow rebellions and even fewer result in a world changing revolution. The cause for these is revolutions is always due to an unfair and unjust leader who abuses their power for selfish gains, or they are bigots who use their power to discriminate against others. Because to them, the stature of a leader bestows upon them the power to play god, and decide the common people’s fate. These leaders and monarchs are disobeyed and rebelled against because of the fact that their governance and rule lacks the legitimacy.

Poverty is one of the many factors that affects health and wellness within minority populations and is a major cause of health disparities across the nation (Pettit & Nienhaus, 2010). People living below the poverty level frequently live in racially segregated communities with high levels of poverty and crime (Pettit & Nienhaus, 2010). Within these communities, healthy food options are not always accessible. As a result, fast food establishments and local convenience stores provide much of the grocery and food options for these poor neighborhoods. Diets primarily assembled from fast food and convenience stores tend to be high fat and sodium in nature and contribute to the obesity epidemic affecting many low-income populations’ across the nation

is a cause of deviant behavior such as crime, and also causes the poor to be marginalized from