POSC 1100U Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Class Discrimination, Ableism, Sunk Costs
1 Mar 2017
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A growing number of people live below the low income cut-off (lico). According to 2001 statistics, 10. 8% of children in two parent families live in poverty and. 45. 5% of children in single parent families live in poverty. Marginalized communities are more likely to live in poverty- especially single parent homes and aboriginal communities. Defined as when family cannot guarantee next meal or acquire food with proper nutrition. Health canada stats on food insecurity in canada. Aboriginal household 33% (14. 4 %severe, 19. 9 moderate) 38. 7% of food bank clients are children. Community: relationships and has number of people; with differentiating common connections- likely associated with identity. Community problems: when community needs are not met and impacts members. Community development: facilitates community change: when members collaboratively recognize, build interactions, build strengths and increase resources( lee. Community change: is a process of making modification or innovations in behaviours/beliefs, polices, or structures/practices in the community to improve or eradicate issues.
