Cycle of poverty

do they learn at school, etc. Some of these information could be found online, and it could be found in documentary, and such. Other than this point, I also need to research about the reasons behind why these people are living in a circular cycle of poverty and why they still can’t get through these challenges. By researching about these topics, it provides me a better and thoroughly understanding about what these children’s lives are like, and this could provide me inspiration to create the…

Income Inequality Income Inequality has been a large problem for decades. Did you know that nearly one in seven children living in Canada lives in poverty? Poverty is said to be the biggest obstacle when it comes to health. Poor individuals are more likely to die at a younger age (Pimento & Kernested, 2015, p. 29). What exactly is income inequality? It is the unequal distribution of money in an economy. People are working long hours and are unable to make enough to support themselves and their…

The question has often been asked why is it that children raised in poverty are more likely to be depressed. There are many different answers to this question but what is the main problem. Could it be lack of money, health care or could it be the fact that single mothers have to work and don’t have time to teach their children certain things. Yes daycare is a choice but who can afford it living in poverty. Government could help but the daycares in the area are more than likely low budget and…

low enough income for the government to pay for the students’ meals while they’re at school. Children from poor families and families living in poverty are no longer a small demographic within a population of more affluent children or contained to school in more poverty ridden neighborhoods. Schools…

reconciliation. I had experienced an urban school setting previously during one of my field experiences and have worked with and served the poor for many years. I knew a lot of different causes of poverty and how backgrounds can influence children’s learning. Yet, I realized after being here, I did not know the extent of poverty in a city like Memphis as I thought I knew how the justice system worked and why the things were the way they were. I did not think “white privilege” was as big of an…

Majority of those children who do not attend schools are in the workforce, in some areas where the schools are free do not give the children the resources to participate as they cannot provide it. The children do not have the time nor the supplies to be able to attend and have to work for their bread. Children are even sent to construction sites where dangerous conditions force them to work around the safety hazards. These long hours, isolation from a social environment, lack of education,…

The Housing Act of 1949 was implemented by Harry S. Truman to help clear the slums and provided more appropriate housing for low-income families. The act provided “1 billon dollars in loans to help cities acquire slums and blighted land for public or private redevelopment. It also allotted $100 million every year for five years for write down grants to cover two-thirds of the difference between the cost of slum land and its reuse value” (Hoffman, 2000). The act also provided federal grants and…

Many people in America see racial progress in the country and see that racism has become a thing of the past. However, there still remains a racial wealth gap in the United States. According to the article, Oscar Lewis’s “culture of poverty” created the idea that African American families are “caught in a tangle of pathology.” Pathology is how a typical disease behaves; therefore, he is saying that the reason the families are in such a state is because of their own doing. This ideology is…

contrast, parents from low income families let their children develop in a more independent and natural manner. Understandably, teachers become primary adult figures for deprived children. The reoccurring problem that surfaces is the inability for high poverty schools to hire experienced educators. Seasoned veterans look for an increase in wages and benefits that low income schools cannot afford to offer. New and unskilled teachers that are hired are then tackled with an underlying task to…

I heard once that it does not matter where you come from, but where you are going. While this quote conveys a very powerful message, it is simply a dream for many of the people that I’ve grew up with over the years. Some of my friends can only wish for a chance to have a better life or even to move out of a neighborhood where people are shot in their backyards. As we have learned in various class lectures, the overall environment in which you grow up plays a major role in our development, well…