Poverty Flashcards
What is the poverty line
Defined as people living at or below the 60% median of income
What is absolute poverty
A person living in absolute poverty lacks the minimum necessary recources for survival
What do people in absolute poverty lack
Shelter water hygiene first aid materials food
What is relative depravation
Townsend argued that this is when people lack the recources to obtain certain diets
What is social exclusion
Exclusion from mainstream society usually due to relative or absolute poverty
How are relative poverty and social exclusion. Linked
People In relative poverty can’t afford to do activities the people in mainstream society do as they may not be able to afford it
How does realtive depravation link with Marxism
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What is the minimum standa d of living
The centre of research social policy and the JRF have developed the minimum income standard for defining relative poverty in the UK
What did Oscar Lewis do
He investigated poverty and it’s trends among society including the theory of the cycle of poverty
What is lea and young
The linking of relative poverty to social isolation
What is the inverse incentive of benefits
Benefits
Free housing for single parents
What is the paragraph structure required
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Explain the reverse incentive with housing for teenage mums
Teenagers will get pregnant in order to get the house
What’s the reverse incentive with benefits
People will earn more on benefits opposed to a job making them want to not get a job
