SOCIAL CLASS + POVERTY Flashcards
what does the child poverty action group argue?
3.5 million children are in poverty in the il which is 1 in 4 children
What is absolute poverty?
lack of basic essential needs to survive
examples of absolute poverty
adequate food, clothing, housing and fuel
what do some critics argue about absolute poverty?
- it only looks at a person’s needs and not what is needed to participate fully in society.
- for example, going on holiday and buying family and friends gifts seen as socially necessary by most people though none of these are necessary to physically survive
explain relative poverty.
judging whether a person’s income is far below the expected by a majority of people in society
what kind of statistics which the government release that can calculate household income?
households below average income
What is defined as low income according to HBAI?
below 60% of medium
what has hbai been criticised for doing?
being an arbitrary cut-off point = some people just below 60% still manage and shouldn’t be defined as poor
what were the figures from Trussel’s trust
in 2014, 4.7 million people were in food poverty
What’s another way to measure relative poverty?
asking a series of representative focus groups which of the list of items is necessary
- households that lacked 3 or more necessities were counted as poor and those that went without 5 items were defined as severe poverty
examples of necessities
damp-free home, fresh vegetables and fruits, hobby or leisure activity for children