Social Service Worker SSW101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Chronic Poverty, Ableism, Working Poor
27 Nov 2017
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In the last decade, 4 in 10 low-income children had at least one parent who worked full-time throughout the year, but could not rise out of poverty (used to in 1 in 3 in the 90s). Children of recent immigrants, children with a disability, Aboriginal children and children who live in racialized families continue to be among the poorest in the country these millions of children, adolescents, adults and elders experience the relentless everyday stress of worrying about the basic necessities of life. This appears to be the case since at a minimum, lower income is associated with poor health status with its implications of greater health-care need. And indeed, canadians in the lowest income quintile were the most likely to report fail or poor-rather than good, very good, or excellent- health and having a motor mobility problem. Having more health problems should increase the likelihood of having of having an unmet healthcare need.
