Poverty

Question 1

Condition of deprivation due to economic circumstances which can be absolute or relative but is generally thought to be severe enough that the individual in this condition cannot live with dignity in his or her society

Answer 1

Poverty

Question 2

Argument that poor people adopt certain practices that differ from those of middle-class, “mainstream” society in order to adapt and survive in difficult economic circumstances

Answer 2

Culture of poverty

Question 3

Notion that the poor not only are different from mainstream society in their inability to take advantage of what society has to offer, but also are increasingly deviant and even dangerous to the rest of us

Answer 3

Underclass

Question 4

Reward structures that lead to suboptimal outcomes by stimulating counterproductive behavior

Answer 4

Perverse incentives

Question 5

Point at which a household’s income falls below the necessary level to purchase food to physically sustain its members

Answer 5

Absolute poverty

Question 6

Measurement of poverty based on a percentage of the median income in a given location

Answer 6

Relative poverty

Question 7

Paradigm in which low income, unstable employment, a lack of cultural resources, and a feeling of inferiority from social class comparisons exacerbate household stress levels; this stress, in turn leads to detrimental parenting practices which are not conductive to healthy child development

Answer 7

Parenting stress hypothesis