Dr. Ruby Payne's Points About Poverty
Poverty is relative. Being labeled as rich or poor is based on comparing one's________to that of another's.
economic status
The _____ government has set the poverty level at $20,000 per family of four.
Federal
Lack of ____ for education.
funding
the state of having few material possessions or little income
poverty
Poverty is present in all races and _______.
nations
Over 12 million American children live in poverty, and this number is _____.
rising
The _____ of education.
expense
people who don't have jobs
unemployed
True or False: Economic class us not a clear-cut distinction. Individuals/families are located all along the continuum of income.
true
There are 73 million children in the United States. 39% live in ______.
low-income famililes
_____ distance from home to school.
Long
life needs, not wants
life necessity
_____ poverty is defined as being in poverty for two generations or longer.
Genrational
There are 73 million children in the United States. 18% live in _____.
poverty
Hunger and ____ ______.
poor nutrition
people who work but live in poverty
working poor
_______ Poverty extends over a shorter time and is caused by circumstances.
Situational
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Having no _____ and no _____.
teacher; classroom
poverty so extreme one lacks the means to provide for ones self
destitution