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Poverty - Coggle Diagram
Poverty
Types of poverty
Generational poverty
This poverty is when two generations of the same family live in the same situation of poverty because there has not been a change
Situational poverty
This poverty is caused by a situation that provokes an economic crisis in the person or in the group of people.
Absolute poverty
This type of poverty is when families are almost surviving, since they absolutely lack the most basic resources.
Relative Poverty
This poverty is when the economic level of the family is not enough to reach the standard of living.
Urban poverty
This type of poverty takes place in urban areas, and they have to have through many stressful situations and depend on city services.
Rural poverty
This poverty is due to the fact that they live in a place lacking basic and professional services because they live in a rural area, also they depend on only one person
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Effects
Malnutrition
The healthiest foods are expensive, big families that had social low status can't afford a food for everyone in the group, so they are malnourished simply because they do not eat enough of anything.
Health
No nutritious food = less ability to fight off diseases.
Bad sanitation conditions = higher chance of contracting a disease.
People cannot afford appropriate medicines.
Educaction:
Many people can’t afford it, sometimes school is faraway.
No school = illiteracy
Not obtaining an education prevents people from not escaping
of poverty.
Economy:
Unemployment stops a country from developing into a strong economic system.
Without economic development unemployment keeps rising.
Society:
Poverty may be forced to turn to crime in order to survive.
Homelessness and high crime rates impact of a country’s people and can create many problems within a society.
Measure of poverty
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Poverty line: Income that is less that is required, minimum needs (1.25 USD)
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