The Poverty Cycle

The Poverty Cycle

The cycle of poverty has been described as a phenomenon where poor families become trapped in poverty for generations.

Because they have no or limited access to critical resources, such as:

·         Education and

·         Financial services,

Subsequent generations are also impoverished.

There are multiple cycles are poverty – based on, among other things,

·         Economic

·         Social

·         Spiritual and

·         Geographical factors

Many cycles overlap or perpetuate new cycles and therefore any attempt to depict the cycle of poverty will be far more simplistic than realistic.

The figure below show – in very simplistic terms – how a cycle of poverty related to hunger keeps a person or household poor in one of the world’s developing countries.

Poverty

Poverty

Poverty is not going having food or money to buy it as there are no jobs. It is poor living conditions and being sick and not having a chance to go to a doctor. You cannot go to school and get a job so you are in a constant cycle of having no money and being hunger.

Absolute poverty: measures the number of people living below a certain income threshold or the number of households unable to afford certain basic goods and services

Relative poverty: Measures the extent to which a household’s financial resources falls below an average income threshold for the economy. Although living standards and real incomes have grown because of higher employment and sustained economic growth over recent years, the gains in income and wealth have been unevenly distributed across the population.

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Social Justice-Catholic Themes Part 1

Social Justice

    -Catholic Themes

Social Justice

Social Justice concerns itself with our responsibility to ensure all people are given a ‘fair go.’

Some issue that social justice aims to cover are:

o   Poverty

o   Child Labour

o   Refugees

o   Homelessness

o   Hunger

Dignity of the Human Person

Human dignity is the foundation of catholic Social teaching

Questions:

1.      In your own works explain what is meant by human dignity.

Human Dignity is a person ability to have pride and self respect. Social justice can affect Human dignity

Common Good and Community

 Humans are sacred and social, we live and achieve together; all humans must be valued in the wider community.

Option for the poor

People must consider and help the poor in society, governments especially must help the poor. Eg. Giving people living in poverty in jobs, to help them come out of the poverty cycle.

Questions

1.      Communities I belong to:

Stella community

Sporting teams

2.      You can feel a sense of belonging, and a part of something

3.      Democratic Society, special attention to those who are poor or have special needs, disruption of wealth

4.        Donations, dole/social security, public housing

Rights and Responsibilities

Every person has rights and responsibilities. Human dignity can be protected and a healthy community can be achieved only if human rights are met and responsibilities are met.

Promotion of peace and Disarmament

“Peace is not just the absence of war. It involves mutual respect and confidence between peoples and nations, it involves collaboration and binding agreements.” – Pope John Paul II

Participation

All people have a right to participate in the economic, political and cultural life of society. It is wrong for a person or group to be excluded unfairly or be unable to participate in society.

Social Justice Prezi - Natural Diasters

Natural Disasters, The Queensland Floods

The Background Issue: Natural hazards affect people around the world at unpredictable moments caused by climate, geology, the environment, or combinations of these effects. Hazards become disasters when peoples homes and lives are affected or destroyed. It can lead to poverty, population pressures and a decline in natural environment.

Queensland Floods: Major flooding occurred in many areas of Queensland during late December 2010 and early January 2011 with three quarters of the state declared disaster zone including Brisbane the capital of Queensland.

Why did it occur? The main reason for the floods in Queensland was because of the unusual amount of rain.

What is being done? Affected people can apply for disaster relief funds, that generous people have donated to. There are many people that are affected themselves but have made a huge effort to come and help clear out the houses of those even more effected. People can get financial assistance and physical support. The cleanup is underway, taking a number of years, costing an estimated $50 Billion.

http://www.news.com.au/national/deepening-flood-crisis-spills-over-to-hit-national-bottom-line/story-e6frfkvr-1225983337350

Lady Justice

The time-honored symbol of justice in the west is the Lady of justice (adapted from greek and Roman mythology) depicted as a blind-folded woman with a scale in one had and a sword in the other.

She is often displayed court houses all over the world as a sign as equality and justice all over the world as a sign as fairness when placed before the judicary.

Introduction to social justice

Social Justice

• Race
• colour
• religion
• nationallity
• language

Is central to any conception of justice.

Justice can be defined as: ' the morally corret, state of persons and their affairs.'

From a practical point of view, justice demands:

• equality
• objectivity
• fair dealing





Women in Iran wearing Burkas

Starving children in Africa