Chapter 1 Flashcards
Poverty belongs to minorities. (Y/N)
MYTH-most people are white
Poverty is caused by the system and exploitation. (Y/N)
MYTH- poverty is caused by individual choices, lack of education, employment, mindsets, and disabilities.
People in poverty are lazy. (Y/N)
MYTH- they are problem solvers with just limited resources to help them.
Your IQ is lower if you are poor. (Y/N)
MYTH- IQ is mostly based on acquired knowledge and if your enviornment doesnt provide any knowledge then there’s no way to show this evidence.
Poverty is about money. (Y/N)
MYTH- its based on a combination of resources or lack thereof
Poverty is an urban problem. (Y/N)
MYTH- its equally found in rural areas.
Poverty and wealth are relative to the area you live. (Y/N)
FACT- $1000 in NYC doesnt equal $1000 in Haiti
Economic class is not a clear-cut distinction. (Y/N)
FACT- economic class is a continuous line
Resources in generational and situational poverty are different.
FACT- Just as old/new money is.
This work [Payne] is based on patterns not sterotypes.
FACT- they are based on trends but all patterns have exceptions
Privilege is as much about the intergenerational transfer of knowledge as it is about money and social access.
FACT- binding social captial allows people within a social class help each other.
Individuals bring hidden rules of the social class in which they were raised.
FACT- each class has hidden rules
Most schools and businesses operate from middle-class norms and use the hidden rules of middle class.
FACT- rules from different social classes make places like public school so much different than people in private school.
To move from poverty to middle class, or M to W, an individual must give up relationships. The issue being there’s not enough time to have both.
FACT- different social classes have different priorites and give leywey for different things.
Four things that move you out of poverty
employment, education, relationships of bridging social capital, and/or a future story
Four reasons one leaves poverty are
too painful to stay, a vision or a goal, a special talent or skill, and/or a key relationship
Poverty is “the extent to which an individual does without resources.”
FACT- resources are always a continuum and fluctuate overtime which is why there’s instability within poverty
Financial resources
having the money to buy things
Emotional resources
being able to choose and control emotional responses and shows itself through perseverance and choices
Mental/cognitive resources
having the mental capacity and acquired skills to deal effectively with daily life
Support systems
having friends, family, and backup resources available in time of need
Relationships and role models
having access to individuals who are appropriate and dont engage in self-destructive behavior
knowledege of hidden rules
knowledge the unspoken cues and habits of different groups
Language/formal register
having the vocab, language ability, and negotiation skills in order to succeed in school/work
Poverty is only in terms of financial resources.
MYTH- financial resources are important but they dont explain peoples success with when they leave or why they stay in poverty
Role of emotional resources
provide the staminia within oneself to deal with difficult and uncomfortable situations. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT because they allow individuals not to return to old patterns
Role of mental/cog resources
If an individual can read, write, and compute, that individual has a decided advantage and has access to information.
Role of spiritual sources
Provides them with a future story that help give a purpose or reason to get out of poverty
Role of physical resources
having a body thats capable and mobile
Role of support systems
external resources that can be called in times of need
Knowledge of hidden rules are crucial to whatever social class.
FACT- hidden rules are unspoken understandings that can cue which members do or dont fit.
Hidden rules of poverty (3)
Noise level is high
Important information is nonverbal
Main values of someone is the ability to entertain
Role of language/formal register
acquired skill that’s necessary for navigating school and work
Individuals in generational view organized society with distrust.
FACT- they dont like bureaucracy.
Jail is a part of the lives of people in poverty on a daily basis.
FACT- line between whats legal and isn’t is thin and often crossed. A lack of resources mean that people spend periods of time in jail because they have no resources to help them get out.
Emotional resources are important in maintaining a lifestyle of order.
FACT- a slide into poverty is almost guaranteed with emotional instability
Addiction breaks relationships, emotional resources, and support systems regardless of class.
FACT- they also damage resources, meaning people in poverty with already limited resources are especially hurt if they have children.
Bonding social capital
people you know who are like you
Bridging social capital
people who are different social class that gives you knew ways of thinking
Fighting and physical violence are a part of poverty.
FACT- People living in poverty need to be able to defend themselves or someone for them. They wont call the police because they’re slow and probably looking for them so why bother calling.
Household dysfunction
Almost ultimately comes down to children where they either do or dont get their basic resources met–needs of love, food and shelter
