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    Poverty The first theory that we will use for Poverty is the Conflict Theory. Conflict theory is defined as‚ “a theoretical framework in which society is viewed as composed of groups that are competing for scarce resources‚”(Copyright © 2009 by James M. Henslin‚ pg G9). In other words the outside forces prevent individuals from achieving a desired goal or to live a certain way. When it comes to poverty‚ people would like to be involved in an upward mobility to have a better quality of life for

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    reality that is mentioned in the film that poverty is the main problem of our country because corruption seems more fun in the Philippines – corrupt officials enjoy higher standard of living while millions pay the price of poverty‚ hunger and death. And still many of our countrymen lack basic access to health‚ food and shelter. I feel sad and deep pity for those people who experienced poverty. But for me‚ it is not just the corruption that causes the poverty in our country‚ but also‚ our lack of love

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    (03178) Poverty in the Philippines Poverty in the Philippines has not improved in the past 6 years. Olchondra (2013) stated: “Economic growth over the past six years hardly made a dent in poverty incidence in the Philippines‚ as the percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line remained practically the same between 2006 and 2012‚ official statistics showed.” (2013). This problem can be solved by looking at how other countries solved it. It can be solved by education‚ anti-poverty program

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    Measuring Poverty. * No single definition of poverty * The study and interpretation of poverty isn’t a simple task‚ as there are as many ways of measuring poverty as there are ways of defining it * We need to look at political and moral dimensions when defining poverty * Social construct and can be defined by absolute or relative Subjective poverty – is the result of people’s views‚ perceptions‚ or feelings about their situation or well-being. Objective poverty - refers to objective

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    greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members’ then how can this nation of ours live up to its name ‘Great Britain’. What do you think poverty looks like? Is it starving‚ malnourished people in Africa or India living in shanti towns; Or is it the images shown to us by charities and films like ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. The reality is that poverty is closer to home than you would like to think… Images of a perfect childhood‚ playing out with friends on careless summer days‚ being called in

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    DEATH PUNISHMENT /CAPITAL PUNISHMENT In any society‚ state‚ country one thing is very important that is discipline. A person who is poor can live a good life compared to a rich person‚ who is not disciplined. Discipline is very important for maintenance of law & orders in any society‚ without discipline there will be various problem in the society. A proper system is in place‚ police force is in place‚ proper judicial system is there after all a very decent Indian culture then also in

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    Dr. Cappiello English 2 October 10‚ 2013 Scott Thomas Poverty Poverty in America today‚ is an unrecognized social dilemma that exists everywhere from the nation’s largest cities to the rural back country. As Galbraith noted‚ "People are poverty-stricken when their income‚ even if adequate for survival‚ falls radically behind that of the community.” By this definition‚ a substantial number of people in America live outside categories regarded as acceptable

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    Katiria Colon 3/22/13 Poverty Poverty is one of the worst issues in the United States. Despite this‚ poverty has potential to be fixed. Poverty as Capability Deprivation introduces “capability deprivation” as a method for lowing poverty and strengthening society. Amartya Sen emphasizes social gender roles and other countries’ prioritization on health‚ education‚ and job training. We are told that these are areas where United States lacks focus. In The Capabilities approach and Social Justice By

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    Poverty is described as a state of being extremely poor‚ and lacking the ability to provide for oneself. This state of destitution has impacted America’s bourgeoisie class as it makes for an inadequate economy as a whole‚ affecting all of America’s social classes. Our social class has traditionally governed our occupational options‚ making the opportunities for people living in poverty limited with the odds against them. As most people born into poverty do not achieve a greater social status of

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    Simply put‚ punishment follows the Law of Effect. A consequence is presented after a given behavior is enacted‚ and if done properly‚ leads to a decrease in the unwanted behavior. The effectiveness of punishment however is a bit more complicated in real life situations such as that of the prison system. There are three ways effectiveness of punishment can be increased. Frequency of application‚ immediacy of application‚ how often and how quickly punishment is enacted plays a role on deterrence‚ and

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