Does Inadequate Housing Perpetuate Children's Poverty? By Sheridan Bartlett
There are many ways we can understand intersectional inequalities of socioeconomic status, education, and race experienced by children and young adults which most importantly are developed by the way society treats us daily. Specifically, in the article “Does inadequate housing Perpetuate Children’s Poverty?” by Sheridan Bartlett, it was explained that housing inadequacies affect both children and families directly and indirectly because it limits life opportunities (Bartlett). Leading to the effect of children in their current living environment and future as well. Parents earning a minimum wage affects children and their families altogether because that leads them to not have enough money for food or any other needs but only for the rent.
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However, most parents that register their students to public schools have fewer advantages when it comes to applying for high school or colleges. For example, in the reading “The Rules of the Game and the Uncertain Transmission of Advantage: Middle-class Parents’ Search for an Urban Kindergarten” by. Annette Lareau stated that many believed that based on culture, social, and economic standing of a person it can help parents secure advantages that contribute to their children’s admission to highly selective colleges and better benefits. A better way of living rather than being in poverty which doesn’t benefit in the future because it is said that if you are in poverty growing up you are likely to be in poverty once an adult. A quote that said “We also examined school websites, collected documents related to the admissions process, and read blogs created by parents to help others navigate the process. (Lareau, Evans, Yee 282)”. This shows how many parents look at test scores and school rating when it comes to registering their kids to school because the better the school they attend the better opportunities they have in the future. We can understand that the role that economic, cultural and social capital plays in their experiences and opportunities from that moment through the time of their exit from the education system benefits them if they are high class or at least middle class and come from a good school. Depending on the level of education a person gets will depend on the income they earn and how their future will be settled if as middle class or lower
However, most parents that register their students to public schools have fewer advantages when it comes to applying for high school or colleges. For example, in the reading “The Rules of the Game and the Uncertain Transmission of Advantage: Middle-class Parents’ Search for an Urban Kindergarten” by. Annette Lareau stated that many believed that based on culture, social, and economic standing of a person it can help parents secure advantages that contribute to their children’s admission to highly selective colleges and better benefits. A better way of living rather than being in poverty which doesn’t benefit in the future because it is said that if you are in poverty growing up you are likely to be in poverty once an adult. A quote that said “We also examined school websites, collected documents related to the admissions process, and read blogs created by parents to help others navigate the process. (Lareau, Evans, Yee 282)”. This shows how many parents look at test scores and school rating when it comes to registering their kids to school because the better the school they attend the better opportunities they have in the future. We can understand that the role that economic, cultural and social capital plays in their experiences and opportunities from that moment through the time of their exit from the education system benefits them if they are high class or at least middle class and come from a good school. Depending on the level of education a person gets will depend on the income they earn and how their future will be settled if as middle class or lower