PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Longitudinal Study, Cortisol, Great Smoky Mountains
15 Feb 2018
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Something about their circumstances that made it harder: growing up in poverty can have a physiological impact on your systems , suniya luthar, columbia. Initially studying poor vs. middle class but found something interesting!! This is comfortable: look at points to see what poverty actually means, public assistance; food stamps, don"t shop for clothes , exposure to violence and drugs, unpredictable, dangerous, highly stressful. Appalachia: this family literally can"t afford food, adults are exhausted, kids look totally hopeless, chaotic, confused, exhausted setting. Recent research on poverty and children: experience of living in poverty means you have no chance. Important interplay between parent and the child: the child is ready to internalize, but there needs to be some sort of structure and. If you grew up in poverty, your iq will be 15 points lower than it would have been otherwise.
