POVERTY
what is it?
How does sociology define poverty
pincipal reasons?
Poverty is not having access to the basic things in life, considered normal in a society.
Sociologists generally recognize two definitions of poverty – absolute and relative.
ABSOLUT
RELATIVE
violence
climatic change
lack of adequate medical assistance
lack of access to education
Lack of access to clean water and sanitation
Absolute poverty is grounded in the idea of material subsistence -the basic needs which must be me in order to sustain a reasonably healthy existence, mainly food, shelter and clothing.
Which relates poverty to the standards of living in a particular society.
about the movies
Nomadland
City lights
we can see a woman who has lost everything she had, so she decides to undertake a trip to the west of the country, gradually becoming a nomad
the relationship it has with poverty is that, as the name of the film says, Fern becomes a nomad, having nowhere else to go, so she decides to take what she had and survive the way that she can
The main reason for using relative poverty as a measurement is that as societies ‘develop’, people tend to adjust their ideas of what counts as a ‘necessity’ upwards – for example in poor areas of less developed countries, running water and flush toilets are not generally regarded as necessities, while in more developed countries refrigerators and telephones may be regarded as necessities.
Causes?
Causes of relative poverty include unemployment, poor health, and inequalities within the labor market. An example of someone in relative poverty is a person who does not have a job and relies on government assistance to support themselves.
fixed criteria
Varible criteria
Can change with the time.
Based on a minimun criteria of life.
"La pobreza no viene por la disminucion de la pobreza sino por la multiplicacion de los deseos"
Examples in memes LOL
The movie show us the contrast between the millionaire guy and Chaplin-the poor one- through the personal interaction
How is it that there can be so much diversity within a public transport system?
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