PSJ 110 Chapter 2: module ii class notes

• School: Elon University
• Department: Poverty and Social Justice Studies
• Course: PSJ 110
• Professor: Yanelle Ellis- Holloway

Document Summary

Absolute constant; bottom line of poverty; universal threshold/official measurement of poverty: focuses strictly on income & food, rather than possessions. Does not take into consideration the day to day needs we have: federal system uses absolute to determine what benefits a person is eligible for. Relative poverty in comparison to society"s level of economic, social, cultural development: resources significantly below those in society, changes with time and country, extreme hardships are uncommon in wealthy/industrialized nations > use relative poverty. Poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of resources that are adequate to meet basic needs: threshold changes depending on the # of individuals in a family oct. 5th: Live vs. thrive argument: living centers around the cycle of renting vs owning. Institutional problems force people to just live rather than thrive.