Week 11 Flashcards
What is market basket measure (MBM)
Measure of income required for a family of 4 to purchase a defined set of goods and services (food, clothing, shelter, transportation, household supplies).
What is low income cut-off (LICO)
Based on family income rather than family costs (family is has to spend 20% more of its income than the average family of food, shelter, and clothing).
What is low income measure
A relative measure based on 50% of the adjusted median national income
What is a working poor person
Works full time for at least half the year but whose family income is below a low-income threshold
Who is most likely to experience poverty in Canada
Disabled people
Single mothers
Racialized families
Seniors
Indigenous people
What is a living wage?
Hourly amount a family of 4 needs to cover basic expenses
Includes food, clothing, rental housing, childcare, transportation, and small emergency funds
What are the Kamloops and Vancouver living wages?
K: 20.91
V: 25.68
Unsheltered
No house or anywhere to stay at all (on the streets)
Emergency sheltered
In a homeless shelter but not a long term solution. Maybe only available for a few nights
Provisionally accommodated
Couch surfing
At risk of homelessness
Only one expensive emergency away from not being able to pay your bills, and ending up without a home
What gender and age is most likely to be homeless in Kamloops
Men aged 35-44
What were some main reasons for homelessness in Kamloops
Can’t afford housing
Substance use issue
Landlord/tenant conflict
What are some general causes of homelessness
Structural: lack of adequate income, access to supports, discrimination
Systems: shortage of affordable housing, income inequality, inadequate support systems
Individual: job loss, mental health issues, substance problems
What are some links to poverty
Gender, education, physical env, personal health and coping, healthy child development, social support networks, social environments, culture, income and social status, health services, employment and working conditions
What is food insecurity
Inability to acquire or consume an adequate diet quality or quantity in socially acceptable ways or uncertainty that one will be able to do so
How does food insecurity impact health
Predicts physical and mental health and can lead to nutrient deficiencies and chronic diseases
What are the significant predictors of food insecurity
Aboriginal status, renting, single parent, female led family
What are some action strategies for poverty and homelessness
Effective practices: housing first approach (getting people a home before dealing with all their other problems)
Various initiatives to get people housing and food
What is institutionalized racism
Different access to goods, services, and opportunities
Inherited disadvantage
Invisible to people (no identifiable perpetrator)
What is personally mediated or interpersonal racism
Assumptions about racialized people and treating people differently because of them.
Eg. disrespect
What is internalized racism
Acceptance by the stigmatized group of negative messages about themselves
Leads to self destructive health practices
