Absolute poverty is when individuals do not have the means to secure the basic necessity of life. Relative poverty, however, is when individuals may be able to afford basic necessities, but are still unable to maintain an average standard of living.
Poverty is extremely important because it has repercussions for both the individual and the society. Individuals in poverty experience suffering and the possibility of the risk of ruin. Within society, poverty can lead to disorder, conflict, underproduction, and inefficiency.
Saw this thread about conserving money. Sort of relevant.
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saving money by buying a loaf of bread by buying a gym member ship it put you to bed quicker, less time spent out spending money, cutting the cable would be ok jus buy a HDMI cable and use your laptop or computer and our tv theres plenty of online places to get your everyday tv shows or movies from. buy a water bottle to stop spending all of our money on soda and other said drinks. or in general get some good looks or turn on some lady magic and find yourself someone who just make more money than you do
ReplyDeletewhen is our digital portfolio due?
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@ steph: according to the syllabus, the digital portfolio is due Tuesday of exam week (March 16th) at noon. There will be a thread to submit it on.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty
ReplyDeleteits quite interesting that there are w kinds of poverty. i always had the notion that when u are in poverty you do not have the money to afford any necessity. basically you are completely poor.
ReplyDeletePoverty has always been an issue that i have considered to be an oxy moron, especially in the U.S. People who are in Poverty sometimes do not do anything to try to come out of it and often have the government bail them out. Don't get me wrong I am not saying that all americans in poverty are this way but i do believe there are some who count on the government for basically everything while doing nothing for america in return. It's a shame
ReplyDeletePoverty is always quite relative- what Americans would call dirt poor is usually far better than, say, the life of someone who is dirt poor somewhere in Africa.
ReplyDeleteAnd, yes, the American government often does a lot for poor people, which is good in many ways, but sometimes people don't try to get back on their feet because they are supported by the govt.
Poverty seems like a relative term. Someone who is in "absolute poverty" here in the U.S. will still be much better off than someone deemed to be in "absolute poverty" in a much less wealthy country. We were discussing this concept in my African Studies class, that because most of the African countries' governments have no safety net for the poor, there is no future for them... no hope. It's really sad!
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