SOC346H5 Lecture 2: Week 2 - Jan 11, 2017
Document Summary
May perpetuate poverty and disadvantage and also increases people"s contact with the. Prevention and deterrence (general = others and specific = the person committing the crime deterrence) An experience that prevents people from reaching their full human and societal potential. Absolute poverty: cannot receive minimum needs to survive. Relative poverty: doesn"t focus on basic necessities, rather it focuses on difference in income. Fraser institute basic needs poverty line : measures the level of resources (money) needed to purchase basic needs. (see chart size of household vs. income) Statistics canada low-income cut-offs: % of income that a person spends based on relativity. If the household is expected to spend 20% more than the average person. Persistent poverty: also experience exclusion from education system, heath care system, markets, etc. At risk of this: single people, lone parent family, visible minorities who are immigrants, mentally disabilities, indigenous as well.
