the nature of poverty

the nature of poverty

Poverty in America

economic risk factor

urban poverty

4 risk factors

situational poverty

American Children

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generational poverty

relative poverty

rural poverty

poverty at home

effects at school

generational poverty

absolute poverty

poverty line

What is poverty?

immigrants

action steps

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caused by a sudden crisis or loss and is often temporary

parents who did poorly in school themselves may have a negative attitude about their children's school

economic status of a family who income is insufficient to meet its society's average standard of living

in 2011 the poverty line in America was 22,000 for a family of 4 and 11,000 for a single person

poverty leads to:

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occurs in families where at least two generations have been born into poverty and are not equipped with the tools to move out of their situations

- adverse social and physical environments

- improper households

- lower quality neighborhoods

- single guardians

- poor school attendance

- lower grades

- lower chances of sttending college

- difficulty establishing friends

- lower self esteem

- feeling of isolation

children of immigrants make up 22% of total child poverty cases

with immigration on the rise and competition for lower wage jobs incresing, a rise in low-income poverty is expected to rise

rare in the United States, absolute poverty involves a scarcity of necessities such as shelter, running water, and food. Families who live in absolute poverty tend to focus on day-to-day survival

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with populations below 50,000, families living in rural poverty often have less access to services, support, and quality education. Job opportunities are fewer and often times children live in single-guardian homes.

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occurs in metropolitan areas with populations of at lease 50,000 people. The urban poor deal with a complex variety of chronic and acute stressors including crowding, violence, and noise.

"Persons with income less than that deemed sufficient to purchase basic needs - food, shelter, clothing, and other essentials."

our author defines poverty as:

"a chronic and debilitating condition that results from multiple adverse s

nergistic risk factors and affects the mind, body, and soul."

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- poverty income

- inadequate schools

- poor nutrition

- teen pregnancy

- poor parental care

- tobacco, drug, & alcohol

- emotional and social challenges

- acute and chronic stressors

- cognitive lags

- health and safety issues

disaster/health

the effects of poverty

6 types of poverty

adverse childhood

47 million Americans live in poverty.

More than half of all Americans will spend at least one year living below the poverty line.