Chapter 1

Question 1

Poverty belongs to minorities. (Y/N)

Answer 1

MYTH-most people are white

Question 2

Poverty is caused by the system and exploitation. (Y/N)

Answer 2

MYTH- poverty is caused by individual choices, lack of education, employment, mindsets, and disabilities.

Question 3

People in poverty are lazy. (Y/N)

Answer 3

MYTH- they are problem solvers with just limited resources to help them.

Question 4

Your IQ is lower if you are poor. (Y/N)

Answer 4

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.

Question 5

Poverty is about money. (Y/N)

Answer 5

MYTH- its based on a combination of resources or lack thereof

Question 6

Poverty is an urban problem. (Y/N)

Answer 6

MYTH- its equally found in rural areas.

Question 7

Poverty and wealth are relative to the area you live. (Y/N)

Answer 7

FACT- $1000 in NYC doesnt equal $1000 in Haiti

Question 8

Economic class is not a clear-cut distinction. (Y/N)

Answer 8

FACT- economic class is a continuous line

Question 9

Resources in generational and situational poverty are different.

Answer 9

FACT- Just as old/new money is.

Question 10

This work [Payne] is based on patterns not sterotypes.

Answer 10

FACT- they are based on trends but all patterns have exceptions

Question 11

Privilege is as much about the intergenerational transfer of knowledge as it is about money and social access.

Answer 11

FACT- binding social captial allows people within a social class help each other.

Question 12

Individuals bring hidden rules of the social class in which they were raised.

Answer 12

FACT- each class has hidden rules

Question 13

Most schools and businesses operate from middle-class norms and use the hidden rules of middle class.

Answer 13

FACT- rules from different social classes make places like public school so much different than people in private school.

Question 14

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.

Answer 14

FACT- different social classes have different priorites and give leywey for different things.

Question 15

Four things that move you out of poverty

Answer 15

employment, education, relationships of bridging social capital, and/or a future story

Question 16

Four reasons one leaves poverty are

Answer 16

too painful to stay, a vision or a goal, a special talent or skill, and/or a key relationship

Question 17

Poverty is “the extent to which an individual does without resources.”

Answer 17

FACT- resources are always a continuum and fluctuate overtime which is why there’s instability within poverty

Question 18

Financial resources

Answer 18

having the money to buy things

Question 19

Emotional resources

Answer 19

being able to choose and control emotional responses and shows itself through perseverance and choices

Question 20

Mental/cognitive resources

Answer 20

having the mental capacity and acquired skills to deal effectively with daily life

Question 21

Support systems

Answer 21

having friends, family, and backup resources available in time of need

Question 22

Relationships and role models

Answer 22

having access to individuals who are appropriate and dont engage in self-destructive behavior

Question 23

knowledege of hidden rules

Answer 23

knowledge the unspoken cues and habits of different groups

Question 24

Language/formal register

Answer 24

having the vocab, language ability, and negotiation skills in order to succeed in school/work

Question 25

Poverty is only in terms of financial resources.

Answer 25

MYTH- financial resources are important but they dont explain peoples success with when they leave or why they stay in poverty

Question 26

Role of emotional resources

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Role of mental/cog resources

Answer 27

If an individual can read, write, and compute, that individual has a decided advantage and has access to information.

Question 28

Role of spiritual sources

Answer 28

Provides them with a future story that help give a purpose or reason to get out of poverty

Question 29

Role of physical resources

Answer 29

having a body thats capable and mobile

Question 30

Role of support systems

Answer 30

external resources that can be called in times of need

Question 31

Knowledge of hidden rules are crucial to whatever social class.

Answer 31

FACT- hidden rules are unspoken understandings that can cue which members do or dont fit.

Question 32

Hidden rules of poverty (3)

Answer 32

Noise level is high
Important information is nonverbal
Main values of someone is the ability to entertain

Question 33

Role of language/formal register

Answer 33

acquired skill that’s necessary for navigating school and work

Question 34

Individuals in generational view organized society with distrust.

Answer 34

FACT- they dont like bureaucracy.

Question 35

Jail is a part of the lives of people in poverty on a daily basis.

Answer 35

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.

Question 36

Emotional resources are important in maintaining a lifestyle of order.

Answer 36

FACT- a slide into poverty is almost guaranteed with emotional instability

Question 37

Addiction breaks relationships, emotional resources, and support systems regardless of class.

Answer 37

FACT- they also damage resources, meaning people in poverty with already limited resources are especially hurt if they have children.

Question 38

Bonding social capital

Answer 38

people you know who are like you

Question 39

Bridging social capital

Answer 39

people who are different social class that gives you knew ways of thinking

Question 40

Fighting and physical violence are a part of poverty.

Answer 40

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.

Question 41

Household dysfunction

Answer 41

Almost ultimately comes down to children where they either do or dont get their basic resources met–needs of love, food and shelter