Absolute and Relative Poverty
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- Created on: 04-10-20 16:14
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- Poverty
- Relative Poverty
- Absolute Poverty
- The poverty line is defined by living on 60% or less of the median income (£19,000)
- Absolute poverty is lacking the bare minimum necessary to survive
- e.g. food, shelter, water, clothing.
- In 2018 it was estimated 14.8 million people in the UK live in absolute poverty
- 1 in 5 people and 1 in 3 children
- Children are most likely to be in poverty, pensioners least
- They have a more stable income, don't finance for children and house prices were cheaper.
- Children are most likely to be in poverty, pensioners least
- The maximum benefits allowance is £125.50 a week which is virtually impossible to keep a family alive
- Homeless people are more reliant on charities and shelters as the government help is not enough
- "Propping up a broken system"
- Homeless people are more reliant on charities and shelters as the government help is not enough
- 1 in 5 people and 1 in 3 children
- The basics differ from person to person
- Poverty in the UK is very different to poverty in a third world country
- What some would class as necessary, others wouldn't e.g. a phone
- This shows how the impact of cultural expectations is ignored in absolute poverty
- So relative poverty is the idea that poverty is subjective and takes cultural expectations into account
- Relative Poverty
- Social isolation is a big factor in relative poverty
- Its being unable to socialise, go to events, use certain services and seen as out of society
- There is judgement that comes alongside not having a phone or nice clothes- not deemed essential in absolute poverty
- These people feel marginalised
- There is judgement that comes alongside not having a phone or nice clothes- not deemed essential in absolute poverty
- Suggesting there is more to poverty than low income
- Townsend (1979) created a deprivation index, where if you cannot afford the items/services listed you were poor eg having a microwave or going out for a meal
- They differ on how they're based ; absolute on statistics of the public and relative by the values of 'experts'
- The poverty line is defined by living on 60% or less of the median income (£19,000)
- Nature of poverty is more scientific
- They differ on how they're based ; absolute on statistics of the public and relative by the values of 'experts'
- Recognising poverty is a social construct that changes over time
- Its more of an indicator of social inequality as it suggests relative poverty exists at every class level
- Townsend (1979) created a deprivation index, where if you cannot afford the items/services listed you were poor eg having a microwave or going out for a meal
- They differ on how they're based ; absolute on statistics of the public and relative by the values of 'experts'
- Nature of poverty is more scientific
- They differ on how they're based ; absolute on statistics of the public and relative by the values of 'experts'
- Townsend (1979) created a deprivation index, where if you cannot afford the items/services listed you were poor eg having a microwave or going out for a meal
- Its more of an indicator of social inequality as it suggests relative poverty exists at every class level
- Townsend (1979) created a deprivation index, where if you cannot afford the items/services listed you were poor eg having a microwave or going out for a meal
- Its being unable to socialise, go to events, use certain services and seen as out of society
- So relative poverty is the idea that poverty is subjective and takes cultural expectations into account
- This shows how the impact of cultural expectations is ignored in absolute poverty
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