Generational Deficits:
The complexity of generational poverty
One would assume that if one generation is impoverished and the next generation is also impoverished, that this had to be from the same lack of resource and exclusively that. This generational poverty, however, does not necessarily have to be the same as the one preceding it. Each generation who is impoverished finds themselves in a new situation that has its own unique deficits of a certain resource that they simply cannot live without. Ruby Payne (2013) defines generation poverty as “having been in poverty for at least two generations”, but there is much more to one generation to the next than just an inheritance of poverty. Ruby (2013) does comply to the fact that there are many parts to the reality of generational poverty, such as situations that occur in one that has a sort of transmutation to the next, but this is not clear on what direct effect that it will have on the next generation. While one cause may lead to one effect in the next generation, the outcome may not be a simple as one might think. Just because a father beats his son does not necessarily mean that his son is going to abuse his child. The outcome from this can come into a much less obvious place. Troy rages on about how he has never been given a fair chance in life because of the color of his skin. …show more content…
Troy held himself back through his lack of spiritual guidance, while Cory was held back by his lack of emotional resources. This can be accredited to generational poverty, but the conclusion is quite clear: The deficit in one generation of poverty will not necessarily be the same as the one after or before it. This may be caused by the generation before a man, but in no way does it mean that the same challenges and lack of resources will come along with it. Poverty is unique in its many forms and different deficits that it
The complexity of generational poverty
One would assume that if one generation is impoverished and the next generation is also impoverished, that this had to be from the same lack of resource and exclusively that. This generational poverty, however, does not necessarily have to be the same as the one preceding it. Each generation who is impoverished finds themselves in a new situation that has its own unique deficits of a certain resource that they simply cannot live without. Ruby Payne (2013) defines generation poverty as “having been in poverty for at least two generations”, but there is much more to one generation to the next than just an inheritance of poverty. Ruby (2013) does comply to the fact that there are many parts to the reality of generational poverty, such as situations that occur in one that has a sort of transmutation to the next, but this is not clear on what direct effect that it will have on the next generation. While one cause may lead to one effect in the next generation, the outcome may not be a simple as one might think. Just because a father beats his son does not necessarily mean that his son is going to abuse his child. The outcome from this can come into a much less obvious place. Troy rages on about how he has never been given a fair chance in life because of the color of his skin. …show more content…
Troy held himself back through his lack of spiritual guidance, while Cory was held back by his lack of emotional resources. This can be accredited to generational poverty, but the conclusion is quite clear: The deficit in one generation of poverty will not necessarily be the same as the one after or before it. This may be caused by the generation before a man, but in no way does it mean that the same challenges and lack of resources will come along with it. Poverty is unique in its many forms and different deficits that it