Christianna Dolce Mrs. Ramos November 11‚ 2015 Option for the Poor and Vulnerable Do you know what the 7 catholic social teachings are? They are matters in the Church about social justice‚ issues of poverty and wealth‚ social organization and the role of the state. Now that you know what those are I can tell you what option for the poor and vulnerable is. It is one of the 7 Catholic Social Teachings‚ that teaches us to respect the less fortunate‚ and homeless‚ and to not take what we have for
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Expensive It Is to Be Poor‚” author Charles M. Blow argues “Being poor is anything but easy.” Blow has been the Op-Ed for the New York Times columnist since 2008. In this article‚ Blow points out two points: people do not really know and tend to forget how poor people become poor in the first place‚ and if you are poor‚ you will likely being trapped in the poor world. First‚ according to the Pew Research Center that Blow cited in his article‚ most wealthy Americans consider poor people nowadays “have
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Common Myths about the Poor in America Poverty is the big problem in the world and the myths about the poor are vary in different countries. Culture‚ social belief and norms‚ religion‚ socioeconomic levels and politic are factors that directly affects on rate of poverty in different countries. Some researchers see poor people as “deficient” and innately inferior due to genetic factors that produce lower intelligence and cognitive abilities (Herrnstein & Murray). In elevated countries
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considerable concern about poor families and how they would be cared for. But it was English policies‚ brought to America by the expatriate colonists‚ that set the stage for the approach to what were basically “child welfare” issues. In England‚ the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601 was the most influential of the British approaches to dealing with the poor. The Elizabethan Poor Law directed parents to accept responsibility for the support of their children. Furthermore‚ the Elizabethan Poor Law not only held
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| | Week 3 Assignment Elkin Gacharna Ultimate Medical Academy 1 The text identifies six common myths about the poor (page 146). List these myths and the list data that refute them. MYTH 1 “People are poor because they are lazy and refuse to work”. The economy has made jobs disappear and poverty rates increase‚ however this does not account for the people that are lazy or refuse to work as is the case of a large number of people who don’t have a job. In many occasions people
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Growing Up Rich Versus Poor in America For living in the “land of opportunities” the social brackett kids grow up in has a major effect on every aspect of their lives. The issues of inequality has a tremendous impact on a person’s overall health and social status once a child has reached adulthood. As children grow up in America‚ whether it be in a poor or wealthy social status‚ it is not reasonable to define America as a completely meritocratic society. In the movie “Born Rich: Children
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What are some of the reasons Rich countries are Rich and Poor Countries are Poor? Whether a country is rich or poor can be determined by five primary factors: Social‚ Political‚ Natural Aspects‚ Technological and Economical. The wealth of a country can also be assessed by the average GDP of a country. Rich Countries like U.S.A. have a GDP of $46‚716. While Poor Countries like Malawi have only $200. Research statistics show that rich countries around the world have a “Democratic” system of government
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English Quakers. One of these English Quakers to settle in Pennsylvania was Gabriel Thomas. As an early settler‚ he describes the extensive reasons to why many English came to the New World and the West Indies. Living in America was like paradise for a poor man. The resources were bountiful while the trade was tremendous. The discomfort one faced passing over the Atlantic to land in the New World dissolves because the difficulty was worth it all. The wages in the colonies were estimated to three time
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are the six myths about the poor and what is the data to refute them? Are there any other myths that you may know‚ if so discuss. In today’s society‚ we live where income is important‚ it can put you in contact with the "right people" and put you in the "right places." America is a capitalist country so money will always be a huge vantage point‚ and because of this it causes society to look down on the less fortunate and these who are called poor or workin poor. In our sociology book in Chapter
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Rich vs. Poor The poor hating the rich has already occurred earlier a few years back‚ when people started hating the rich because they were selfish and use money inappropriate ways. People eventually started developing jealousy among these rich people‚ and slowly away did they start riots and protests. There are many reasons why this has happened. Firstly this has happened‚ because these rich people and poor people are simply just different‚ any time there are different groups‚ especially two
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