Definition of the word poverty the state or condition of having
little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being
poor deficiency of necessary or desirable ingredients, qualities,
etc. scantiness; insufficiency
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/poverty)http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/poverty
Slide 3
What is poverty? World Bank Organization: Poverty is hunger.
Poverty is lack of shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being
able to see a doctor. Poverty is not having access to school and
not knowing how to read. Poverty is not having a job, is fear for
the future, living one day at a time. "What Is Poverty?" Government
of New Brunswick, Canada. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Apr. 2015..
Slide 4
Official Definition of Poverty 1974- Mollie Orshansky, a
government economist, defined poverty line: Cost of a minimum
nutritious diet for a typical family of four and the proportion of
income that the family spent on food and multiplying the price of
the food budget by 3 to allow for nonfood cost (p. 219) A poverty
line for a family of four was $3,000 annual income in 1974 By 2008,
the poverty line for a family of four was $22,000 annual
income
Slide 5
Evolving Poverty Line Definition Poverty line is annually
adjusted for increasing prices but not for changing lifestyles
Majority of cross-national studies define the poverty threshold as
one-half of the average familys income. Official U.S. poverty line
was 50% this level in 1963 when first employed But 28% of this
level in 2000
Slide 6
How many poor? Between 37 and 65 million Americans were poor
according to 2007 estimates.
Slide 7
Gilbert, Dennis L. "The Poor, the Underclass, and Public
Policy." The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing
Inequality. 8th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2011. 216-39. Print. Who is
at risk?
Slide 8
Gilbert, Dennis L. "The Poor, the Underclass, and Public
Policy." The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing
Inequality. 8th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2011. 216-39. Print.
Distribution of Poverty, 2008
Slide 9
Gilbert, Dennis L. "The Poor, the Underclass, and Public
Policy." The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing
Inequality. 8th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2011. 216-39. Print. Percent
of Americans in poverty
Slide 10
Gilbert, Dennis L. "The Poor, the Underclass, and Public
Policy." The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing
Inequality. 8th ed. Los Angeles: Sage, 2011. 216-39. Print.
Relative poverty rates in 21 rich nations
Slide 11
Identifying Poverty as a Social Problem FDR administration
First time the government took responsibility for helping in cases
of economic crises. Direct relief Job relief Social Security Act of
1935 Unemployment insurance Pensions Kennedy & Johnson
administrations entitlement programs Food stamps program for
families with low incomes reduced malnutrition and helped farmers
Medicare health insurance for the elderly Medicaid providing health
insurance for the poor Johnsons War on Poverty
Slide 12
Conclusion Poverty is not having enough To sustain life To have
a good quality of life Poverty is hunger. Poverty is lack of
shelter. Poverty is being sick and not being able to see a doctor.
Poverty is not having access to school and not knowing how to read.
Poverty is not having a job, is fear for the future, living one day
at a time. -World Bank Organization