Intro to Poverty

Question 1

Absolute Poverty

Answer 1

Measures poverty in relation to the amount of money necessary to meet basic needs such as food, clothing, education and shelter

Question 2

Relative Poverty

Answer 2

Defines poverty in relation to the economic status of society members
- Individuals are poor if they fall below specific standards of living in a given societal context
- Can consist of being excluded from what constitutes normal daily life such as food & housing
- It can be permanent

Question 3

Situational Poverty

Answer 3

Consists of lacking resources due to life events

Question 4

Generational Poverty

Answer 4

Consists of being in poverty for at least two generations

Question 5

Global Poverty & the Pandemic

Answer 5

The world’s poorest people suffered the steepest costs of the pandemic
- Their income losses were twice as high as the world’s richest
- As a result global inequality rose
- The poorest also faced large setbacks in health and education

Question 6

The stereotypical, cultural deficit model of low-income families…

Answer 6

is a barrier to positive relationships

Question 7

Poverty has often been defined as a…

Answer 7

multi-faceted context with consequences that are often pervasive and detrimental when experienced during early childhood

Question 8

Absolute vs Relative Poverty

Answer 8

Absolute Poverty : Not having enough money to meet basic needs
Relative Poverty : Not having enough money to live up to “normal” standards of living in a society