Children Growing Up Poor in Thailand
Why are some people poor and homeless, while others have so much money they literally
throw it away? Depending on who is asked, the reasons for the great inequality range from
illiteracy to corruption. Thailand has the widest gap between rich and poor and disparities continue to grow. The people
most affected by poverty are the future of this country, the children. “Young children are the
largest age group living in poverty today. Children are nearly twice as likely as adults to be
poor”( Papalia et al. 295). Thousands of children around the United States sit on street corners
each day begging for change. In New Orleans, you often see these kids tap dancing for the
tourist’s amusement in the French Quarter. It seems cute, but these children are praying
somebody will give them enough money for them to survive another day. Little do these tourists
know the effects poverty has on children include poor health, ignorance, and crime.
Children from disadvantaged families are more likely than any others to have poor
health. “ Most parents of poor children have no medical insurance and don’t have the money to
pay medical bills. Less than half of these children are immunized against such preventable
diseases as measles, polio, and diphtheria” ( Meltzer 44). These children’s poor health often
begins before they are born. Pregnant women of low income are less likely to seek prenatal help
and are more likely to have poor nutrition and abuse drugs. This can have devastating effects on
a baby ranging from low birth weight and abnormalities to death. There are a few government
sponsored programs, such as Medicaid, that try and offset medical problems of the poor youth,
but these programs do not often reach all that need it. Unfortunately poor health is just the
beginning of problems faced by disadvantaged children.
Children Growing Up Poor in ThailandWhy are some people poor and homeless, while others have so much money they literally throw it away? Depending on who is asked, the reasons for the great inequality range from illiteracy to corruption. Thailand has the widest gap between rich and poor and disparities continue to grow. The people most affected by poverty are the future of this country, the children. “Young children are the largest age group living in poverty today. Children are nearly twice as likely as adults to be poor”( Papalia et al. 295). Thousands of children around the United States sit on street corners each day begging for change. In New Orleans, you often see these kids tap dancing for the tourist’s amusement in the French Quarter. It seems cute, but these children are praying somebody will give them enough money for them to survive another day. Little do these tourists know the effects poverty has on children include poor health, ignorance, and crime. Children from disadvantaged families are more likely than any others to have poor health. “ Most parents of poor children have no medical insurance and don’t have the money to pay medical bills. Less than half of these children are immunized against such preventable diseases as measles, polio, and diphtheria” ( Meltzer 44). These children’s poor health often begins before they are born. Pregnant women of low income are less likely to seek prenatal help and are more likely to have poor nutrition and abuse drugs. This can have devastating effects on a baby ranging from low birth weight and abnormalities to death. There are a few government sponsored programs, such as Medicaid, that try and offset medical problems of the poor youth, but these programs do not often reach all that need it. Unfortunately poor health is just the beginning of problems faced by disadvantaged children.
การแปล กรุณารอสักครู่..
