I think the line about "blaming the victims" was interesting it bought into question the truth about the falls in people and how they are branded off and thought of as self inflecting. While I do agree that some of the issues are more easily resolved than others in aspects to lifting them selves up I also have to agree with the notion that it is hard to break the chain of poverty. It reminds me of an old quote "A peasant is not a theif, and those who are cannot help them selves" Meaning that if soceity has forced these people to suffer and be without means and lose the value of life and the relationships needed to survie than how can society hold them accountablefor their actions. It is to say you create the thing u try and destroy which in turn makes you more guilty than that questioned. To Blame poverty on the poor is counterproductive, for if all they know is to be in poverty how can it be imagined they break out of it. To say vaules are lost amoung these unlucky few is harsh but somewhat true. Poverty is not to be take lightly as just a touch of bad luck. It is a serious problem and a serious way of life. It must be broken from the mind however before it can be broken from the society it holds plac in.
I believe that the article is right all the way, I can say this from personal experience. I don’t live in poverty like Chicago projects or anything, but the mindset that I was taught is the same one that they are learning there. In the article it says “If you don’t develop a tough demeanor, you won’t survive. If you have access to weapons, you get them, and if you get into a fight, you have to use them” , I know it said this pertains to black men, but it also pertains to the females as well, just not to the same extent. When they are talking about the littering project they do, I felt a little guilty because I know that when I see random trash on the street that I don’t pick it up or anything I just walk right on by it and don’t pay any attention really. This opened my eyes a little bit and made me think that maybe if I started doing this and what the effect that will be in my community.
Values, norms, and beliefs play very important roles in the way people meet the challenges of poverty. If they believe in a woman staying home and a man working, and also feel as though it’s better for them to be alone with no partner, then they are not going to be able to face the struggles that poverty brings us. People don’t fully understand that it’s up to them to make it through poverty. You should have the right frame of mind, an encouraging frame of mind instead of an “I don’t care” frame of mind. You should be ready for anything. Your culture doesn’t always account for what you do or what you think or even what kind of scores you get on your test. Your IQ is as high as you want it to be, meaning if you want a high IQ, you’d want to study a lot. Even though having your parents there to help and guide you is an up praise, but sometimes they’re not going to be there and you’re going to have to make it on your own. It’s not necessary that just because of your neighborhood and your parents absent, that you give up. There are some parents who, after they have been through it all, don’t feel the need to be married to that special person. My response to that is, if they don’t feel the need to be married to that person then that’s not there special long life person.
I think that this article was was bias in many ways. The main reason I say it is bias though is because they are really blaming poverty of poor people, when it is not entirely their fault. People in society think that it is the poor peoples fault because they are the ones with the most problems and the ones that have to do more to take care of themselves. They are only "blaming the victim" when really everybody is a victim. Saying that poor people are the only ones to blame is not true because people of many classes are suffering in today's cultural downfall.
In this article is it talking about how poverty keeps coming back? Poverty only comes back when people make it come back. For example, the graffiti on the walls and stuff that makes people give up on others. People always give up on other people once they start experiencing things that are nowhere on what should be going on. For example, people giving up on younger teens now of these days because of all the drug dealers and killings that have been going on. They are the teens doing them things now of these days. Not saying the older ones are not because they are doing it but they know how to hide it. When people are out here doing what they been doing Harrisburg is going to become the same thing as every other neighborhood that is going crazy because of the poverty and crazy stuff like that. So once people straighten out then things will be able to start changing but if they stay the way they are then things will began to get worsen. So people need to began to open there eyes before things began to get really nasty coming pretty soon. That is why the president of the United States been doing what he been doing so things do not get out of hands. So that is pretty much what the article is all about and what will happen or what will get better.
Poverty is not something that we should pay no mind to, it’s a serious issue and should not be taken lightly. I found the idea of a “cultural poverty” to be interesting. This article makes some interesting points that you can in fact agree with. I agreed with Robert J. Sampsons thoughts; “The reason a neighborhood turns into a “poverty trap” is also related to a common perception of the way people in a community act and thinks. When people see graffiti and garbage, do they find it acceptable or see serious disorder? Do they respect the legal system or have a high level of “moral cynicism,” believing that “laws were made to be broken”? People indeed tend to do this, if you grow up in a neighborhood where it’s always trashy you will grow accustom to it. If you see new graffiti everyday then you will grow accustom to the thought of it being ok.
This article is about the problems in U.S. poverty and what we are trying to do to fix these problems. One of the biggest and most important problems we have finally realized is culture. Culture is a big part of why there is so much poverty in this country at this time. We have gotten away from this theory and have now realized how important it is to change culture to stop poverty. Studies have proven this theory and are very relevant. One study that deals with this issue is the fact that the more uneducated you are the more poverty you are likely to be in. This is an important issue and in my opinion even though it can take time to fix changing the cultural mindset on poverty and work and be affective.
The article focus mainly how culture is back and how it relates to poverty. I guess when you walk and see graffiti or abandoned houses it has to be a neighborhood full of black people. Some mothers prefer to be single or just think their significant other is not marriage material, and that has something to do with the way they live. I think it is very important that woman and men share an equal amount of responsibilities and that no one should be alone. Black people have the highest poverty rate everywhere and where they come from may or may not determine the person they will be. I don’t think a person needs a high IQ to make it somewhere other than the streets. I wonder what government officials and other people are doing to help “cultures” get ahead and out of poverty. Instead of making assumptions the sociologist and psychologist should do some more research on how culture affects poverty and see how they can help reduce the amount. I do think I can do a little more to help other communities feel better about their living space. I personally have never experienced poverty but this article has opened my eyes to something new and the smallest things can make the biggest difference.
I think that the question as to why the poor are poor is a good question. I think the answer depends on the person. Some poor people choose to be poor and whatnot so they won’t have to deal with the stress of bills and other things like that. But other poor people are not poor because they choose but because they may have been victims of the market. Sometimes a situation may be so bad that you have nothing left. So you cannot just blame poverty on the poor because sometimes it is not their fault. When the article said about how they left those letters laying around just to see what would happens, actually tells what happens. Many times I see junk or trash lying around, I know I should pick it up but I don’t. We all play a part in poverty, one way or another. This article can help us to evaluate our individual parts in our community.
there's a question that really stuck out to me and is worth thinking about. That question is “Are the poor poor because they are lazy, or are the poor poor because they are a victim of the markets?” i think it goes both ways because there are cases where people are just lazy and don't want to work or have to provide for themselves let alone there family. these type of people depend on everyone else to do things for them. on the other hand there are people who are trying to stay on top but they become a victim of the markets and they start to struggle even more. poverty can happen anywhere and to anyone, poverty is a life style in which some people have to face. poverty can be stopped or people in poverty can be helped. people have to realize that poverty is a serious problem, but unless they're the ones in poverty then they do not care.
This paper is basically stating that if you are living in poverty you basically put yourself in that position. I don’t necessarily believe this; I think there is a much bigger picture than just being lazy. I found it really shocking that people are just lazy or don’t care that there is trash or paper on the ground. That they don’t even have the decency to pick up an envelope that has a stamp and address the letter could be very important. I also found it very shocking that a professor at Harvard believes that the only way to survive is by being tough and that if you get into an altercation with a person you can use a weapon if you have one. This was very shocking to hear from someone that probably is very educated. In my eyes this whole paper is showing that some people live in poverty because they don’t have options. Something else I found really shocking is that in certain areas where is a major concern outside the family and where parents haven’t attended college has an effect on your verbal skills, lowering your I.Q. score by six points.
After reading this article it opens your eyes to different points of why people are and are reecently becoming homeless. I think that the fact that it is one in every seven people(44 million) are in some shape or form poor is horrible. I also believe that the part where they talked about the experiment they did over a summer to see how many people would mail the letter showed that communities that are more poor didnt pick up the lost letter and simply put it in the mailbox. I think this shows that their communitiy does not stick together and without the helping hand you dont get things accomplished or changed to your liking. This article to me was basically saying that for some poverty is a way of life and sometimes things just happen based on your attitude and how you carry yourself.
After reading the article there is one thing that really stood out to me. When a professor at Harvard said it seems like young black men believe the world works like this ”If you don’t develop a tough demeanor, you won’t survive. If you have access to weapons, you get them, and if you get into a fight, you have to use them.” I somewhat agree with this statement because it’s true. Some people believe that is they way the world should be viewed. Overall I think the rest of the article is true about poverty. I don’t think this issue will ever be solved no matter where it happens. It’s just something that people will have to learn to live with.
I believe that the article makes perfect sense, it is very true. I say this because the school district I was taught in was hard, especially with all sorts of distractions. I don’t live in poverty, but the area that I went to school in was the same as almost like theirs'. In the article it says if you aren't tuff menatlly you will not survive. Many childrencarry weapons and use them and it is very hard to learn especially if you are threatened or if there are all types of fights going on around you. When there is trash on the ground or in my community I just leave it there, so I am happy that they do stuff around the community to make it a more sustainable environment for them. So yes, I think we should take into consideration of what we've read and make the most of it.
People in poverty are going through a very tough time, which they'll need assistance. A way that they get the support that they need is through welfare, which would help them with their expences. But their are a few aspects that cause them to be in the stage of poverty, which are values, culture and beliefs. Many people who are in poverty does not have the right mind set that'll help them get out of it. They might just think that they are facing that situation because it's bad luck, instead of thinking of ways that'll benefit them and improve their lifestyle. If they make a plan that they know they can stick to and accomplish, they can take a huge step that will lead them to be out of poverty. Also, they should work together as a community to assist each other to get out of poverty by having a positive attitude and a better way of conducting yourself in your community.
I think that honesty and culture are all to be practiced at home before anywhere else; we can’t expect our children to just learn everything in school. We do not realize that parents must teach their children these things; it is their responsibility and no one else’s. It is the same thing with manners, we detest to see people be improper in certain situations and we just focus on judging them rather than on educating them and showing them that there are things that we allow even if they are mistakes but even then we should not allow because everywhere we go people have things to say and they are not always good things. After knowing that what we are doing is correct we should spread the word around us and make people aware of how important certain things are and how by being honest can be significant. We cannot just go around expecting for things to be done for us, we have to work for them and make the effort worthy, it will not only change people’s views but it will also make us better individuals. I think that we cannot just have no culture specially in a country as large as this one, we need to keep our feet on the ground and show that we can be a remarkably unselfish population that is capable of being honest and succeed in more levels than ever before. :|
As we all know, poverty is hard to be broken because it did not take place over a night. It’s the mindset that people develop that causes them to stay in poverty. Like Robert J. Sampson said, “Poverty trap” is also related to a common perception of the way people in a community act and think. When people see graffiti and garbage, do they find it acceptable or see serious disorder? Do they respect the legal system or have a high level of “moral cynicism,” believing that “laws were made to be broken”? People have to stand up brush themselves up and create a future for them. For example, if you live in a super poor community, don’t just stay there, but have a dream and a vision of where you would like to be in 5 years or more. Most importantly work hard to make sure that the goal you made for yourself that you can accomplish it. I do not believe that people decided to live in poverty or dream of living in poverty but one thing I know is that when life beat you down, some people work hard to get back up and not live in poverty but others let life beat them down which in my opinion is unacceptable. So if you do not want to be a victim of poverty, make sure to live life with a plan B like people says. Just like you have a saving account just in case you’re in dire need I believe that’s how people should plan their lives.
I understand exactly where the article is coming from when they found many people that has the mind set of “If you don’t develop a tough demeanor you won’t survive……..” And sadly to say the majority of poor/low-income people was taught and lived by that motto. But it doesn’t mean it’s true, just because I community of 1 minded people come on common ground doesn’t mean you can create a culture out of how people think or act. Now if you do that where do you place the people who are in the same situation but have a totally different mentality or outlook in things. The one thing I agree 100% with is that in these times especially this generation is contain and unashamed in being poor. Now and days it’s like a trend mainly young mother on warfare and has no guilt, shame or anything.
I agree with the article. The studies are true that those who have less education will most likely be poor. I also believe that some people choose to be poor. For instance one of the homeless people who stay downtown, I heard that they have money but they choose to be poor. I think that if people really wanted to get out of poverty you could. Also they said that if you have access to a weapon to get one and use it in a fight. I'm not involved in the life like that but that is how a good portion of the population lives. Plus music promotes that lifestyle.
The article talks mainly about how culture was back then and how it realtes to poverty now. i believe that the passage is very bias. Ixguess when you see run down homes, trash feeling up the streets and graffitti on the walls it automatically a black filled neighborhood. It talks about how some mothers prefer to be single or think their significant other is not marriage material, and that has something to do with the way they live. Men and women should have the same amount of responsibility when it comes to living rules, working, and taking care of the necesities. Out of everyone black people have the highest poverty rate everywhere and where they come from may have an affect on where they may go in life. I really think about what people are doing about poverty because so many people are going through it, it there needs to be end to it all. Instead of making assumptions the sociologist and psychologist should do some more research on how culture affects poverty and see how they can help reduce the amount. It seems to me construction men and people who deal with homes and stuff only focus on the nice part of town. I witnessed constuction workers take down these nice homes to build new and bigger homes, those homes were already in nice shape, instead of doing such they need to rip down the homes that are barley standing help the ones that actually need to be helped.
I think the line about "blaming the victims" was interesting it bought into question the truth about the falls in people and how they are branded off and thought of as self inflecting. While I do agree that some of the issues are more easily resolved than others in aspects to lifting them selves up I also have to agree with the notion that it is hard to break the chain of poverty. It reminds me of an old quote "A peasant is not a theif, and those who are cannot help them selves" Meaning that if soceity has forced these people to suffer and be without means and lose the value of life and the relationships needed to survie than how can society hold them accountablefor their actions. It is to say you create the thing u try and destroy which in turn makes you more guilty than that questioned. To Blame poverty on the poor is counterproductive, for if all they know is to be in poverty how can it be imagined they break out of it. To say vaules are lost amoung these unlucky few is harsh but somewhat true. Poverty is not to be take lightly as just a touch of bad luck. It is a serious problem and a serious way of life. It must be broken from the mind however before it can be broken from the society it holds plac in.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the article is right all the way, I can say this from personal experience. I don’t live in poverty like Chicago projects or anything, but the mindset that I was taught is the same one that they are learning there. In the article it says “If you don’t develop a tough demeanor, you won’t survive. If you have access to weapons, you get them, and if you get into a fight, you have to use them” , I know it said this pertains to black men, but it also pertains to the females as well, just not to the same extent. When they are talking about the littering project they do, I felt a little guilty because I know that when I see random trash on the street that I don’t pick it up or anything I just walk right on by it and don’t pay any attention really. This opened my eyes a little bit and made me think that maybe if I started doing this and what the effect that will be in my community.
ReplyDeleteValues, norms, and beliefs play very important roles in the way people meet the challenges of poverty. If they believe in a woman staying home and a man working, and also feel as though it’s better for them to be alone with no partner, then they are not going to be able to face the struggles that poverty brings us. People don’t fully understand that it’s up to them to make it through poverty. You should have the right frame of mind, an encouraging frame of mind instead of an “I don’t care” frame of mind. You should be ready for anything. Your culture doesn’t always account for what you do or what you think or even what kind of scores you get on your test. Your IQ is as high as you want it to be, meaning if you want a high IQ, you’d want to study a lot. Even though having your parents there to help and guide you is an up praise, but sometimes they’re not going to be there and you’re going to have to make it on your own. It’s not necessary that just because of your neighborhood and your parents absent, that you give up. There are some parents who, after they have been through it all, don’t feel the need to be married to that special person. My response to that is, if they don’t feel the need to be married to that person then that’s not there special long life person.
ReplyDeleteI think that this article was was bias in many ways. The main reason I say it is bias though is because they are really blaming poverty of poor people, when it is not entirely their fault. People in society think that it is the poor peoples fault because they are the ones with the most problems and the ones that have to do more to take care of themselves. They are only "blaming the victim" when really everybody is a victim. Saying that poor people are the only ones to blame is not true because people of many classes are suffering in today's cultural downfall.
ReplyDeleteIn this article is it talking about how poverty keeps coming back? Poverty only comes back when people make it come back. For example, the graffiti on the walls and stuff that makes people give up on others. People always give up on other people once they start experiencing things that are nowhere on what should be going on. For example, people giving up on younger teens now of these days because of all the drug dealers and killings that have been going on. They are the teens doing them things now of these days. Not saying the older ones are not because they are doing it but they know how to hide it. When people are out here doing what they been doing Harrisburg is going to become the same thing as every other neighborhood that is going crazy because of the poverty and crazy stuff like that. So once people straighten out then things will be able to start changing but if they stay the way they are then things will began to get worsen. So people need to began to open there eyes before things began to get really nasty coming pretty soon. That is why the president of the United States been doing what he been doing so things do not get out of hands. So that is pretty much what the article is all about and what will happen or what will get better.
ReplyDeletePoverty is not something that we should pay no mind to, it’s a serious issue and should not be taken lightly. I found the idea of a “cultural poverty” to be interesting. This article makes some interesting points that you can in fact agree with. I agreed with Robert J. Sampsons thoughts; “The reason a neighborhood turns into a “poverty trap” is also related to a common perception of the way people in a community act and thinks. When people see graffiti and garbage, do they find it acceptable or see serious disorder? Do they respect the legal system or have a high level of “moral cynicism,” believing that “laws were made to be broken”? People indeed tend to do this, if you grow up in a neighborhood where it’s always trashy you will grow accustom to it. If you see new graffiti everyday then you will grow accustom to the thought of it being ok.
ReplyDeleteThis article is about the problems in U.S. poverty and what we are trying to do to fix these problems. One of the biggest and most important problems we have finally realized is culture. Culture is a big part of why there is so much poverty in this country at this time. We have gotten away from this theory and have now realized how important it is to change culture to stop poverty. Studies have proven this theory and are very relevant. One study that deals with this issue is the fact that the more uneducated you are the more poverty you are likely to be in. This is an important issue and in my opinion even though it can take time to fix changing the cultural mindset on poverty and work and be affective.
ReplyDeleteThe article focus mainly how culture is back and how it relates to poverty. I guess when you walk and see graffiti or abandoned houses it has to be a neighborhood full of black people. Some mothers prefer to be single or just think their significant other is not marriage material, and that has something to do with the way they live. I think it is very important that woman and men share an equal amount of responsibilities and that no one should be alone. Black people have the highest poverty rate everywhere and where they come from may or may not determine the person they will be. I don’t think a person needs a high IQ to make it somewhere other than the streets. I wonder what government officials and other people are doing to help “cultures” get ahead and out of poverty. Instead of making assumptions the sociologist and psychologist should do some more research on how culture affects poverty and see how they can help reduce the amount. I do think I can do a little more to help other communities feel better about their living space. I personally have never experienced poverty but this article has opened my eyes to something new and the smallest things can make the biggest difference.
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ReplyDeleteI think that the question as to why the poor are poor is a good question. I think the answer depends on the person. Some poor people choose to be poor and whatnot so they won’t have to deal with the stress of bills and other things like that. But other poor people are not poor because they choose but because they may have been victims of the market. Sometimes a situation may be so bad that you have nothing left. So you cannot just blame poverty on the poor because sometimes it is not their fault. When the article said about how they left those letters laying around just to see what would happens, actually tells what happens. Many times I see junk or trash lying around, I know I should pick it up but I don’t. We all play a part in poverty, one way or another. This article can help us to evaluate our individual parts in our community.
ReplyDeletethere's a question that really stuck out to me and is worth thinking about. That question is “Are the poor poor because they are lazy, or are the poor poor because they are a victim of the markets?” i think it goes both ways because there are cases where people are just lazy and don't want to work or have to provide for themselves let alone there family. these type of people depend on everyone else to do things for them. on the other hand there are people who are trying to stay on top but they become a victim of the markets and they start to struggle even more. poverty can happen anywhere and to anyone, poverty is a life style in which some people have to face. poverty can be stopped or people in poverty can be helped. people have to realize that poverty is a serious problem, but unless they're the ones in poverty then they do not care.
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ReplyDeleteThis paper is basically stating that if you are living in poverty you basically put yourself in that position. I don’t necessarily believe this; I think there is a much bigger picture than just being lazy. I found it really shocking that people are just lazy or don’t care that there is trash or paper on the ground. That they don’t even have the decency to pick up an envelope that has a stamp and address the letter could be very important. I also found it very shocking that a professor at Harvard believes that the only way to survive is by being tough and that if you get into an altercation with a person you can use a weapon if you have one. This was very shocking to hear from someone that probably is very educated. In my eyes this whole paper is showing that some people live in poverty because they don’t have options. Something else I found really shocking is that in certain areas where is a major concern outside the family and where parents haven’t attended college has an effect on your verbal skills, lowering your I.Q. score by six points.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this article it opens your eyes to different points of why people are and are reecently becoming homeless. I think that the fact that it is one in every seven people(44 million) are in some shape or form poor is horrible. I also believe that the part where they talked about the experiment they did over a summer to see how many people would mail the letter showed that communities that are more poor didnt pick up the lost letter and simply put it in the mailbox. I think this shows that their communitiy does not stick together and without the helping hand you dont get things accomplished or changed to your liking. This article to me was basically saying that for some poverty is a way of life and sometimes things just happen based on your attitude and how you carry yourself.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the article there is one thing that really stood out to me. When a professor at Harvard said it seems like young black men believe the world works like this ”If you don’t develop a tough demeanor, you won’t survive. If you have access to weapons, you get them, and if you get into a fight, you have to use them.” I somewhat agree with this statement because it’s true. Some people believe that is they way the world should be viewed. Overall I think the rest of the article is true about poverty. I don’t think this issue will ever be solved no matter where it happens. It’s just something that people will have to learn to live with.
ReplyDeleteI believe that the article makes perfect sense, it is very true. I say this because the school district I was taught in was hard, especially with all sorts of distractions. I don’t live in poverty, but the area that I went to school in was the same as almost like theirs'. In the article it says if you aren't tuff menatlly you will not survive. Many childrencarry weapons and use them and it is very hard to learn especially if you are threatened or if there are all types of fights going on around you. When there is trash on the ground or in my community I just leave it there, so I am happy that they do stuff around the community to make it a more sustainable environment for them. So yes, I think we should take into consideration of what we've read and make the most of it.
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ReplyDeletePeople in poverty are going through a very tough time, which they'll need assistance. A way that they get the support that they need is through welfare, which would help them with their expences. But their are a few aspects that cause them to be in the stage of poverty, which are values, culture and beliefs. Many people who are in poverty does not have the right mind set that'll help them get out of it. They might just think that they are facing that situation because it's bad luck, instead of thinking of ways that'll benefit them and improve their lifestyle. If they make a plan that they know they can stick to and accomplish, they can take a huge step that will lead them to be out of poverty. Also, they should work together as a community to assist each other to get out of poverty by having a positive attitude and a better way of conducting yourself in your community.
ReplyDeleteI think that honesty and culture are all to be practiced at home before anywhere else; we can’t expect our children to just learn everything in school. We do not realize that parents must teach their children these things; it is their responsibility and no one else’s. It is the same thing with manners, we detest to see people be improper in certain situations and we just focus on judging them rather than on educating them and showing them that there are things that we allow even if they are mistakes but even then we should not allow because everywhere we go people have things to say and they are not always good things. After knowing that what we are doing is correct we should spread the word around us and make people aware of how important certain things are and how by being honest can be significant. We cannot just go around expecting for things to be done for us, we have to work for them and make the effort worthy, it will not only change people’s views but it will also make us better individuals. I think that we cannot just have no culture specially in a country as large as this one, we need to keep our feet on the ground and show that we can be a remarkably unselfish population that is capable of being honest and succeed in more levels than ever before. :|
ReplyDeleteAs we all know, poverty is hard to be broken because it did not take place over a night. It’s the mindset that people develop that causes them to stay in poverty. Like Robert J. Sampson said, “Poverty trap” is also related to a common perception of the way people in a community act and think. When people see graffiti and garbage, do they find it acceptable or see serious disorder? Do they respect the legal system or have a high level of “moral cynicism,” believing that “laws were made to be broken”? People have to stand up brush themselves up and create a future for them. For example, if you live in a super poor community, don’t just stay there, but have a dream and a vision of where you would like to be in 5 years or more. Most importantly work hard to make sure that the goal you made for yourself that you can accomplish it. I do not believe that people decided to live in poverty or dream of living in poverty but one thing I know is that when life beat you down, some people work hard to get back up and not live in poverty but others let life beat them down which in my opinion is unacceptable. So if you do not want to be a victim of poverty, make sure to live life with a plan B like people says. Just like you have a saving account just in case you’re in dire need I believe that’s how people should plan their lives.
ReplyDeleteI understand exactly where the article is coming from when they found many people that has the mind set of “If you don’t develop a tough demeanor you won’t survive……..” And sadly to say the majority of poor/low-income people was taught and lived by that motto. But it doesn’t mean it’s true, just because I community of 1 minded people come on common ground doesn’t mean you can create a culture out of how people think or act. Now if you do that where do you place the people who are in the same situation but have a totally different mentality or outlook in things. The one thing I agree 100% with is that in these times especially this generation is contain and unashamed in being poor. Now and days it’s like a trend mainly young mother on warfare and has no guilt, shame or anything.
ReplyDeleteI agree with the article. The studies are true that those who have less education will most likely be poor. I also believe that some people choose to be poor. For instance one of the homeless people who stay downtown, I heard that they have money but they choose to be poor. I think that if people really wanted to get out of poverty you could. Also they said that if you have access to a weapon to get one and use it in a fight. I'm not involved in the life like that but that is how a good portion of the population lives. Plus music promotes that lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteThe article talks mainly about how culture was back then and how it realtes to poverty now. i believe that the passage is very bias. Ixguess when you see run down homes, trash feeling up the streets and graffitti on the walls it automatically a black filled neighborhood. It talks about how some mothers prefer to be single or think their significant other is not marriage material, and that has something to do with the way they live. Men and women should have the same amount of responsibility when it comes to living rules, working, and taking care of the necesities. Out of everyone black people have the highest poverty rate everywhere and where they come from may have an affect on where they may go in life. I really think about what people are doing about poverty because so many people are going through it, it there needs to be end to it all. Instead of making assumptions the sociologist and psychologist should do some more research on how culture affects poverty and see how they can help reduce the amount. It seems to me construction men and people who deal with homes and stuff only focus on the nice part of town. I witnessed constuction workers take down these nice homes to build new and bigger homes, those homes were already in nice shape, instead of doing such they need to rip down the homes that are barley standing help the ones that actually need to be helped.
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