Poverty
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In my opinion, poverty is one of the most difficult social problems to overcome. Many place in our country are poor, even though there are many people with large amounts of wealth. In my community, it is not uncommon to see children with inadequate clothes and shoes. I hope that someday poverty will be a thing of the past and that each person has a job to take care of their family.
Poverty seems to be a problem around the world. According to Levin, poverty is caused by multiple situation and it affects education. Poverty affects academic outcomes according to Levin It seems that most cities, poor neighborhoods are located near affluent neighborhoods. According to South, children who live in poor neighborhoods are not able to leave this type of living situations. It seems that some people have so much and others have so little. Poverty is defined as the condition of having little or no money, no goods, and or means of support.
Many children live in poverty because their parents have minimal income or no income at all. Parents may believe that if the cannot provide financially for their child, they have nothing else to offer. It is not uncommon for parents to become mentally and physically abusive to their children because of other disadvantages in that are frustrating in their life. According to Flynn, people have many different thoughts about using corporal punishment. Some parents physically abuse their children and call it corporal punishment. This type of discipline may harm the child mentally and physically and cause them to be more aggressive with other. Many children grow up in home where they do not spend any quality time with their mothers and fathers, which may lead them to seek support from gangs, people who do drugs, and participate in other criminal activities.
According to South.,Crowder, & Chavez, E. (2005), one of the best preventive aspect to making life better for the child in poor neighborhoods is education. School systems provide positive social supports in place in the home and in the community states South.,Crowder, & Chavez, E. (2005). A child who doesn’t receive love, nurturing and understanding from their parental figure may have an undetected barrier to becoming an adult who will be able to manage their life and be a productive member of society. According to the Bronfenbrenner theory, from the youth’s social aspects they are affected through the culture expectations, society acceptance and family support. The mental stability of children is important in producing a health adult in the future.
A person who lives in a poverty for several years adapts to being poor. During this time all of their daily needs are un met. They have to worry about housing, food, utilities and health care. Once a person is living in poverty, they may have some difficulty regaining financial stability. According to Levin, poverty has a negative influence on school systems because the socio economic status has a direct correlation on how well a student will perform academically.
According to South, Crowder, & Chavez, E. (2005), students from poor neighborhoods drop out of school because of home and family factors, social developmental factors, low academic development, or socio economic factors. The dropout rates are affected by cultural isolation, poor family relationships, substance abuse, lack of goals, unable to perform academically, and having inadequate counseling at school and social supports. Some teens believe that they should take care of their families.
In my local community, there are free programs to keep kids occupied. Community Theater, choir, sports related activity. The School system does provide after school programs for youth who have low grades which are free. Other after school programs called the Boy’s and Girl’s club seem to be good, but many of the children who are can’t afford to pay the fees.
References
Flynn, C. P. (1994). Regional differences in attitudes toward corporal punishment. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56(2), 314.
Levin, B. (1995). Educational responses to poverty. Canadian Journal of Education, 20(3), 211-224.
South, S. J., Crowder, K., & Chavez, E. (2005). Exiting and entering high-poverty neighborhoods: Latinos, blacks and anglos compared. Social Forces, 84(2), 873-900.
www.slideshare net/aislado/bronfenbrenner.ecological.theory.
In my opinion, poverty is one of the most difficult social problems to overcome. Many place in our country are poor, even though there are many people with large amounts of wealth. In my community, it is not uncommon to see children with inadequate clothes and shoes. I hope that someday poverty will be a thing of the past and that each person has a job to take care of their family.
Poverty seems to be a problem around the world. According to Levin, poverty is caused by multiple situation and it affects education. Poverty affects academic outcomes according to Levin It seems that most cities, poor neighborhoods are located near affluent neighborhoods. According to South, children who live in poor neighborhoods are not able to leave this type of living situations. It seems that some people have so much and others have so little. Poverty is defined as the condition of having little or no money, no goods, and or means of support.
Many children live in poverty because their parents have minimal income or no income at all. Parents may believe that if the cannot provide financially for their child, they have nothing else to offer. It is not uncommon for parents to become mentally and physically abusive to their children because of other disadvantages in that are frustrating in their life. According to Flynn, people have many different thoughts about using corporal punishment. Some parents physically abuse their children and call it corporal punishment. This type of discipline may harm the child mentally and physically and cause them to be more aggressive with other. Many children grow up in home where they do not spend any quality time with their mothers and fathers, which may lead them to seek support from gangs, people who do drugs, and participate in other criminal activities.
According to South.,Crowder, & Chavez, E. (2005), one of the best preventive aspect to making life better for the child in poor neighborhoods is education. School systems provide positive social supports in place in the home and in the community states South.,Crowder, & Chavez, E. (2005). A child who doesn’t receive love, nurturing and understanding from their parental figure may have an undetected barrier to becoming an adult who will be able to manage their life and be a productive member of society. According to the Bronfenbrenner theory, from the youth’s social aspects they are affected through the culture expectations, society acceptance and family support. The mental stability of children is important in producing a health adult in the future.
A person who lives in a poverty for several years adapts to being poor. During this time all of their daily needs are un met. They have to worry about housing, food, utilities and health care. Once a person is living in poverty, they may have some difficulty regaining financial stability. According to Levin, poverty has a negative influence on school systems because the socio economic status has a direct correlation on how well a student will perform academically.
According to South, Crowder, & Chavez, E. (2005), students from poor neighborhoods drop out of school because of home and family factors, social developmental factors, low academic development, or socio economic factors. The dropout rates are affected by cultural isolation, poor family relationships, substance abuse, lack of goals, unable to perform academically, and having inadequate counseling at school and social supports. Some teens believe that they should take care of their families.
In my local community, there are free programs to keep kids occupied. Community Theater, choir, sports related activity. The School system does provide after school programs for youth who have low grades which are free. Other after school programs called the Boy’s and Girl’s club seem to be good, but many of the children who are can’t afford to pay the fees.
References
Flynn, C. P. (1994). Regional differences in attitudes toward corporal punishment. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56(2), 314.
Levin, B. (1995). Educational responses to poverty. Canadian Journal of Education, 20(3), 211-224.
South, S. J., Crowder, K., & Chavez, E. (2005). Exiting and entering high-poverty neighborhoods: Latinos, blacks and anglos compared. Social Forces, 84(2), 873-900.
www.slideshare net/aislado/bronfenbrenner.ecological.theory.