Types
Effects
Other
100

This form of poverty occurs in families where at least two generations have been born into poverty. Families living in this type of poverty are not equipped with the tools to move out of their situations. 

What is generational poverty?

100
  • Emotional and social challenges.
  • Acute and chronic stressors.
  • Cognitive lags.
  • Health and safety issues.

The four primary risk factors for afflicting families living in poverty.

100

Fill in the blank: Change the school culture from pity to _________?

What is empathy?

200

This form of poverty occurs in nonmetropolitan areas with populations below 50,000. There are more single-guardian households, and families often have less access to services, support for disabilities, and quality education opportunities. Programs to encourage transition from welfare to work are problematic in remote areas, where job opportunities are few (Whitener, Gibbs, & Kusmin, 2003).

What is rural poverty?

200

Percent of poor families that experienced six or more risk factors (such as divorce, sickness, or eviction) only 2 percent experienced no risk factors. In contrast, only 5 percent of well-off families experienced six or more risk factors, and 19 percent experienced none. 

What is 35 % ?

200

Teachers don't need to come from their students' cultures to be able to teach them, but empathy and __________ are essential.

What is cultural knowledge?

300

This form of poverty is generally caused by a sudden crisis or loss and is often temporary. Events causing poverty include environmental disasters, divorce, or severe health problems.

What is situational poverty?

300

Data from the Infant Health and Development Program show that WHAT percent of children living in chronic poverty had deficiencies in at least two areas of functioning (such as language and emotional responsiveness) at age 3 (Bradley et al., 1994).

What is 40% ?

300

Children of immigrants make up________ of the total child poverty cases in the United States (Rector, 2005)

What is 22 percent?

400

This form of poverty occurs in metropolitan areas with populations of at least 50,000 people. These people deal with a complex aggregate of chronic and acute stressors (including crowding, violence, and noise) and are dependent on often-inadequate large-city services.

What is urban poverty

400

Due to issues of transportation, health care, and family care, high tardy rates and ________  are common problems among poor students.

Absenteeism is the factor most closely correlated with dropout rates.

400

True or False

Children who experience poverty during their preschool and early school years experience lower rates of school completion than children and adolescents who experience poverty only in later years.

True

500

This is the rarest form of poverty in the United States, involves a scarcity of such necessities as shelter, running water, and food. Families who live in absolute poverty tend to focus on day-to-day survival.

Absolute

500

Name this model...

What is the adverse childhood experiences model?

500

This form of poverty refers to the economic status of a family whose income is insufficient to meet its society's average standard of living.

What is relative poverty?