Describe your perceptions of or beliefs about poverty and poor people. [This first question does not require you to use the readings. Just reflect on your own thinking and taken-for-granted ideas.] Some questions to consider: What do you think causes poverty? Why do YOU think some people are poor and others are not?  Do you think your personal ideas about where poverty comes from are widely shared by other people in the US?    How do “we” in the United States think and talk about poverty and poor people? What are some common stereotypes and images? Where do we see/encounter these stereotypes and images? Do you voice or accept these stereotypes or images?

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  1. Describe your perceptions of or beliefs about poverty and poor people. [This first question does not require you to use the readings. Just reflect on your own thinking and taken-for-granted ideas.]

Some questions to consider:

  • What do you think causes poverty? Why do YOU think some people are poor and others are not? 
  • Do you think your personal ideas about where poverty comes from are widely shared by other people in the US?   
  • How do “we” in the United States think and talk about poverty and poor people? What are some common stereotypes and images? Where do we see/encounter these stereotypes and images? Do you voice or accept these stereotypes or images? 
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