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ACTIVITY SHEET #6CPoverty: key points1. Poverty is relative.If everyone around you lives the same way you do, it is hard to understand the notion ofpoverty and wealth.2. Poverty occurs in all races and in all countries.There has not always been a middle class. Poverty can be defined in relation to the standardof living in a specific society. Poverty looks different in different environments.3. Generational poverty and situational poverty are different.Generational poverty is defined as being in poverty for two generations or longer. Ageneration is the age difference between parents and children, about 30 years. Situationalpoverty is defined as being in poverty for a shorter time and is caused because somethinghappened like an illness, divorce, or death.4. Everyone has certain rules, beliefs, or attitudesthat come from how/where they grew up.Even when people make more money, they may not change their social behaviour, theirvalues, or the way they think, solve problems, and make decisions.5. Schools and businesses operate from middle-class beliefs, values, and rules.The commonly held beliefs of schools and businesses are never directly taught in school. Tochange their way of life, people must understand these rules.6. There may be a cost to moving from poverty.Sometimes people must give up relationships or friends when they move out of povertyTools for Thought 2008-09:3 57 © The Critical Thinking Consortium
ACTIVITY SHEET #6DHidden rules of povertyGenerational poverty Middle class WealthyDecisions are based onsurvival, relationships, andentertainment.Decisions are based on workand achievement.Decisions are based onsocial, financial, andpolitical connections.The “world” is thelocal neighbourhood orcommunity.The “world” is national.Travel is within the country.The “world” isinternational.Physical fighting is howconflict is often resolved.People who can physicallydefend themselves arerespected.Fighting is done verbally.Physical fighting is viewedwith distaste.Conflicts are solved throughlawyers and including orexcluding people socially.How much food you have isimportant.The quality of the food youhave is important.How the food you havelooks (presentation) isimportant.Choices are not part of life.Choice is a key concept inthe lifestyle. Sometimeschoices need to beconsidered.Choice is always a part oflifestyle. Generally nothinginterferes with choices.Too much education isfeared because the personmight leave.Formal education is seen askey to future success.Education is for the purposeof social, political, andfinancial connections andto enhance artistic andaesthetic appreciation.Adapted from the work of Ruby Payne: http://homepages.wmich.edu/-ljohnson/payne.pdfTools for Thought 2008-09:3 58 © The Critical Thinking Consortium
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