POVERTY

To understand the meaning of “Poverty”.

To know the types of “Poverty” and its definition.

To locate the cause and effect of “Poverty”.

OBJECTIVES

WHAT IS POVERTY?

is general scarcity or dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money.

The word poverty comes from old French “poverte” (Modern French: “pauvrete”), from Latin “paupertas”, from pauper (poor).

Sociological definition of Poverty

the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.

is a condition in which people lack what they need to live.

TYPES OF POVERTYAbsolute Povertyrefers to a set standard which is

consistent over time and between countries.

It is the extreme kind of poverty involving the chronic lack of basic food, clean water, health and housing.

Relative Poverty

views poverty as socially defined and dependent on social context, hence relative poverty is a measure of income inequality. This kind is usually in relation to other members and families in the society.

Situational Poverty

People or families can be poor because of some adversities like earthquakes, floods or a serious illness.

Sometimes, people can help themselves out of this situation quickly if they are given a bit of assistance, as the cause of their situations was just one unfortunate event.

Generational or Chronic Poverty

This is a more complicated type and we will see a detailed example here.

This is when poverty is handed over to individuals and families from generations before them.

In this type, there is usually no escape from it, as people are rapped in its causes and have no access to tools that will help them get out of it.

CAUSE AND EFFECT OF POVERTY

Some of the causes of poverty include changing trends in a country’s economy, lack of education, high divorce rate which causes feminization of poverty, having a culture of poverty, overpopulation, epidemic diseases such as AIDS and malaria, and environmental problems such as lack of rainfall.

CAUSES OF POVERTY

EFFECTS OF POVERTY

The common effects of poverty are: poverty shortens life expectancies by as much as seven years, poverty is linked to high child mortality rates, poverty results in low levels on mental development in children and poverty increases the chances of dying in accidents. Poverty is a very common global phenomenon.

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING From:

Christian GonzagaJomark Dedal Jerick AbergidoJoseph DiazJansen Amadora

To: Joem Francis Manigo