Effect of Poverty in our society
Poverty is the insufficiency or the shortage of a certain
(variant) amount of material possessions or money. Poverty may be a
multifaceted conception, which may include social, economic, and political
elements. Absolute financial condition, extreme financial condition, or poverty
refers to the complete lack of the means that necessary to satisfy basic
personal wants such as food, clothing and shelter.The World Bank's "Voices
of the Poor," based on research with over 20,000 poor individuals in 23
countries, identifies a spread of factors which poor individuals establish as
part of economic condition. These include:
·
Abuse by those in power
· Dis-empowering institutions
· · Excluded locations
· Gender relationships
· Lack of security
· Limited capabilities
· Physical limitations
· Precarious livelihoods
· Problems in social relationships
· Weak community organizations
· Discrimination
· Main causes of Poverty
· Dis-empowering institutions
· · Excluded locations
· Gender relationships
· Lack of security
· Limited capabilities
· Physical limitations
· Precarious livelihoods
· Problems in social relationships
· Weak community organizations
· Discrimination
· Main causes of Poverty
Primary causes of poverty
- Un employment
- Inflation
- Poor management of resources
- Government
- Under-Education
- Debt
- Corruption
- Extreme weather
- Lack of control in local food
- Lack of access to education
- Lack of proper psychiatric care
- World hunger
- Epidemic diseases
- Automation - Technological Unemployment
- Overpopulation
Historical causes
- Slavery
- War
Impacts
of Poverty
The experience of living in economic condition can impact on
many areas of life.
There area unit a number of forums in which individuals
living in economic condition can share their experiences such as The EPIC
project run by the Poverty Alliance
1 The Poverty Truth Commission
2 2 . EU Meeting of people Experiencing economic
condition which is in its eleventh year.
3. It has been reported that the private price of living in economic condition can have the following impacts.
4. becoming isolated from family and friends
5. lacking hope and feeling impotent and excluded with very little management over the choices that affect your day to day life
6.
lacking information regarding the supports and
services available to you
7. having issues in getting your basic wants met and accessing decent housing, health services and schools and life long learning opportunities
8. living in an unsafe neighborhood with higher levels of crime and violence and poor environmental conditions or in a remote and isolated geographical region
9. going without basic necessities because you may not be able to afford essential utilities like heat and electricity or to buy healthy food or new clothing or to use public transport
10. living from day to day with no savings or reserves for times of crisis such as losing a job or falling sick and thus falling into debt
11. being exploited and forced into illegal situations
12. experiencing racism and discrimination
13. People experiencing economic condition usually feel they are judged or blame. The stigma close economic condition needs to be tackled in order to increase individual's sureness and feelings of value, dignity and understanding which can give individuals the power to overcome their personal barriers to escaping poverty.
3. It has been reported that the private price of living in economic condition can have the following impacts.
4. becoming isolated from family and friends
5. lacking hope and feeling impotent and excluded with very little management over the choices that affect your day to day life
7. having issues in getting your basic wants met and accessing decent housing, health services and schools and life long learning opportunities
8. living in an unsafe neighborhood with higher levels of crime and violence and poor environmental conditions or in a remote and isolated geographical region
9. going without basic necessities because you may not be able to afford essential utilities like heat and electricity or to buy healthy food or new clothing or to use public transport
10. living from day to day with no savings or reserves for times of crisis such as losing a job or falling sick and thus falling into debt
11. being exploited and forced into illegal situations
12. experiencing racism and discrimination
13. People experiencing economic condition usually feel they are judged or blame. The stigma close economic condition needs to be tackled in order to increase individual's sureness and feelings of value, dignity and understanding which can give individuals the power to overcome their personal barriers to escaping poverty.
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