Poverty In The United States
Poverty
Everybody has his or her own definition of what poverty is; whether it’s not having enough money to survive or not being able to receive the education one needs to make a living. First, the definition and different types of poverty will be given. Second, the effects poverty has on children and education will be discussed. Third, the effects poverty has on the different races and why those who are not directly affected should be concerned. Many people will argue that poverty greatly affects children, education, and race. Poverty has become one of the most important social problems in recent years, and will continue to be just as important in the near future. Social scientists and economists have come up with three different definitions …show more content…
Absolute poverty is when a person does not have the essentials to survive. The basic essentials for survival vary from each person, which makes it hard to define what exactly is needed to survive. Relative poverty is when an individual is making less than the average income in the society they live in. “The poverty line in the United States has tried to establish the minimum requirements for food needs and overall poverty, but the problem with the poverty line is that it doesn’t account for the cost of living (Yunus 145).” For example, the cost of living in New York City or Los Angeles is much higher than the cost of living here in Wayne, Nebraska. “What the government failed to realize when they established the poverty line in 2002 is that people want to do more than simply just exist on Earth; they want to live a meaningful life where they feel society needs them (Yunus …show more content…
The group of people most affected by poverty is children. “Children could potentially suffer from chronic malnutrition if they live in poverty for a long period of time (Payne 88).” “If chronic malnutrition occurs in infancy or early childhood the child’s immune system could be damaged and the child has a risk of suffering from a learning disability (Walls 221).” Some major consequences of chronic malnutrition effect the development of the central nervous system, cause permanent brain damage and even mental retardation. “Children living in poverty are also two times as likely to suffer from a physical or mental disability compared to the children not living in poverty (Payne
Everybody has his or her own definition of what poverty is; whether it’s not having enough money to survive or not being able to receive the education one needs to make a living. First, the definition and different types of poverty will be given. Second, the effects poverty has on children and education will be discussed. Third, the effects poverty has on the different races and why those who are not directly affected should be concerned. Many people will argue that poverty greatly affects children, education, and race. Poverty has become one of the most important social problems in recent years, and will continue to be just as important in the near future. Social scientists and economists have come up with three different definitions …show more content…
Absolute poverty is when a person does not have the essentials to survive. The basic essentials for survival vary from each person, which makes it hard to define what exactly is needed to survive. Relative poverty is when an individual is making less than the average income in the society they live in. “The poverty line in the United States has tried to establish the minimum requirements for food needs and overall poverty, but the problem with the poverty line is that it doesn’t account for the cost of living (Yunus 145).” For example, the cost of living in New York City or Los Angeles is much higher than the cost of living here in Wayne, Nebraska. “What the government failed to realize when they established the poverty line in 2002 is that people want to do more than simply just exist on Earth; they want to live a meaningful life where they feel society needs them (Yunus …show more content…
The group of people most affected by poverty is children. “Children could potentially suffer from chronic malnutrition if they live in poverty for a long period of time (Payne 88).” “If chronic malnutrition occurs in infancy or early childhood the child’s immune system could be damaged and the child has a risk of suffering from a learning disability (Walls 221).” Some major consequences of chronic malnutrition effect the development of the central nervous system, cause permanent brain damage and even mental retardation. “Children living in poverty are also two times as likely to suffer from a physical or mental disability compared to the children not living in poverty (Payne