Iss 215 Final Exam Iii

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what is hunger?

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intake of food is either low in quantity or quality.

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how many people a day does hunger kill?

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24-30,000.

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how many children face hunger on a daily basis?

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250 million

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According to world food council, how many people are hungry in the world?

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1 billion

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What is the POET model?

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hunger has 3 branches= production, distribution, access.

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what are the 4 components of the POET model?

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-technology=under or over use is bad
-organization= organize politics, economy and education.
-environment= under/over use of resources is bad
-population=too much/ too little is bad

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Organizational component of hunger:

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-Politics: poverty, gov't policies, corruption and defense budget.
-Economics: underemployment, world system, inequality, food/cash crops
-Culture: ethnic wars, illiteracy, individualism, wastage.

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Environmental component of hunger:

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-Lack of resources
-climate
-depletion of soil
-low productivity in agriculture.

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technology component of hunger:

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- lack of
-inappropriate technology

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Population component of hunger:

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population is increasing and doubling time is decreasing.

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What is absolute poverty?

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When a household cannot maintain a minimum standard of living created by the nation.

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Economic Indicators of poverty:

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-GNP- how much you produce/population.
-avg. income

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Social indicators of poverty:

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-Longevity (infant/ child mortality rate and life expectancy)
-Literacy rates and educational achievements
-Standard of living (health services, malnourished kids, safe water, living unit condition)

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How many people in Sub-Saharan Africa live in poverty?

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220 million

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How many people live in poverty in industrial nations?

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100 million

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how many people make 1$/day and live in absolute poverty?

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1.3 billion

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Where is the most poverty at in the world?

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Asia- 73% or 950 million out of 1.3 billion live there.

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How many people in Latin America are poor?

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110 million

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How many people in Eastern Europe live below 4$/day?

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120 million

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Who is the poor?

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Rural farm workers
-landless laborers
-tenant
-small farmers
People in Urban Slums
-Women
-Elderly above 65 yr.
-Children

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What is the modernization theory of poverty?

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Global level:
-Functionalist perspective, conservative.
-People are poor because of themselves.

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What is the World System's perspective on poverty?

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-Marxist,- liberal.
-It is the rich nations that exploit the poorer ones, making poor people.

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Popular individual views on poverty:

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In the U.S. we think it is the poor people's fault b.c they are irresponsible and lazy.

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Biological explanations of poverty:

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Darwin and this evolution theory is use din society.
It's called Social Darwinism, some people are born superior/inferior

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Bell Curve Theory from the '90s

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By Herrnstein and Murray
-you're born with a low/high IQ.
higher IQ people have less kids, so more and more lower IQ people are born

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What is crime?

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LEGAL DESCRIPTION OR VIOLATION THAT IS DECLARED WRONG BY YOUR STATE.

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Characteristics of crime?

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-Geography changes (Canada's drinking age)
-Time dimension (100 years later.)
-Punishment (death penalty)

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BIOLOGICAL REASONING OF CRIME BY LAMBROSO :

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He believe that there re physical differences like scruff and rough hands and bad noses.

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Criticisms on Lambroso:

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over time your body changes.

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recent theories of crime(6)

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-Sugar intake
-Vitamin deficiency
-Hormones
-XYY MALE
-Twin studies
-Adoption studies

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Social Biology on crime by Wilson:

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You inherit certain traits, but society changes the way you think and act.

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Freud's Psychological theory:

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Oedipus Complex:
- you have ID= animalistic, natural
-you have ego- regular
you have super-ego= very nice and kind

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Anomie theories (sociological)

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-When norms break down, or natural disasters ruin things, crime occurs.

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Merton's anomie theory: (5 types of people)

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-Conformists- they have goals, dreams..
-Innovators, twist a bit to get there
-Ritualists- they do what they want, w/o criminal acts and add spirit
-Retreatists- reject means and goals- hippes
-Rebellions- reject normality and fight against.

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Sutherland's idea of crime:

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Similar to C.H. Cooley.. society make's you, you're a reflection of it. It is okay, then, to punish somebody when you make them that way?

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What is the labeling theory?

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You're not a criminal, it's not a crime, until you say so in court.

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Karl Marx on crime:

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You have economic classes which lead to poverty. Mostly, poor people commit crimes.
Socialism would prevent this.

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William Bonger on crime:

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Your welfare depends on somebody else suffering.
-everyone commits crime, only the rich get away with them

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What are white collar crimes:

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People of high status that commit crimes
ex:bribery, gov't contracts, political crimes, business crimes.

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According to the U.S. census of 2006, which state has the most poverty?

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Mississippi-19.8%

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According to the U.S. census of 2006, which state has the least poverty?

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New Hampshire- 5.5%

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who are the majority of poor people (nationality)?

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black, native or hispanic

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Who has had the highest poverty of 31 developed nations for the last 2 decades?

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THE U.S.