Sociology Lesson 13- Poverty
LG so today we're really talking about pop were talking about social inequality and social stratification. We happen to food the idea up rich and for today we're going to be talking about poverty what is poverty the characteristics of poverty and how poverty impact society because it definitely does sup here our Terms know make sure that you are taking note of those you're Gonna see those on for their summit assessments. Now let's get into our content so poverty person you have to do is a fun way is a standard living below the minimum level considered adequate by society so the minimum that you need to survive it under that either you won't have a problem you won't have proper housing. If you can't afford those basic standard living you are considered in poverty however that differs country to country in the United States you are a single person if you make under eighteen thousand dollars a year you are poverty but if you're living in let's say huge booty then it may be much much less in fact a large percentage think over half the world's population live on less than three US dollars today so RP differently differs the poverty level so there's this basically line which is the annual income you for family to survive you cannot meet that income level then you're below the poverty line if you can your parking lot now how they determine whether above or below that poverty line it's the minimal nutritional diet cost times three so if you need to make E certain kinds of fruits and grains and proteins. How much would that cost must live at 53 that's the poverty level but thing is you need more than just to describe our house about medical care without clothes those are taking consideration. Now if you're looking at poverty by characteristics children have the largest percentage in poverty for talking about H I most people who are in poverty your children for looking after my statistic up gender 57 percent up or are women and she's just sick women had about 50 percent up poor households a lot times that's because the father figure is not in the picture now let's talk about the effects up poverty now water the Big Tex a poverty is because you don't have a proper diet because you know proper lifestyle proper medical care you're not going to be able to participate in the same level up livelihood by the people princess you're not going to have to help your have same access to medical care you what little possibly because you don't have access to medical care because you have access to proper diet you won't have to see housing you may have a roof over your head but it may be a cardboard box what about the call about the heat we hire you suppose you with those helmet and don't have access the same model that education which means you helmet and don't have access the same model that education which means you won't be able to get as good a job. So the cycle of poverty continues that's why a lot time grow Core State or because they will have my and upgrading get and education now term need to know is like expectancy which the average numbers a years people a person is usually lives in a society life expectancy for the poor always much lower and middle or upper class now here's the other thing that we talk about we're talking about poverty and society divorce rates are hiring low con income families now what does that do society now you get all these kids they're being raised by broken homes may know how father figure our mother figure how does that backed how the human society at large how's that affect how the seaside could become a dangerous threat to society there's also a greater likelihood of being arrested her crime if you are poor a lot of times that because you grown angry at society in the system that your NC you do things that are legal to try to get out at sea steel or you selling drugs are things like that%uh also the poor more likely to become victims up crime because there's more crime poor areas you're more likely to become a victim because it that now how to use aside his deal with this how are they trying to make sure that there as little people below the poverty line is passed whether a couple a different method you do the first are called transfer payments these would-be basically money that was collected in taxes given to particular groups so this would be things like Social Security or aid to families with dependent children money that government will give to families who meet certain qualifications if you've got children with physical or mental disability is a little bit of money that will help you paper some up there Kos if you are below poverty line okay we will give you a certain amount up up money to help with that situation. We also look at unemployment you've lost your job so the government will give you a certain family for this long while you're trying to get another job there's also government subsidies the government will give you some sort up stamp or piece a pa