Single Parent Families by BRIANNA SALMON https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5 en-us 2022-04-05 04:33:54 UTC 2022-04-12 11:15:45 UTC hello@padlet.com 1.What is Poverty and two main types of Poverty? briannasalmon https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129979924 Edward Greene defined poverty as insufficient resources for an adequate standard of living. Poverty is defined as a lack of resources to meet basic needs such as food, clean water, shelter, and clothing. However, in today's society, access to health care, education, and even transportation can be included. Absolute poverty occurs when a family's or household's income falls below a predetermined threshold, preventing them from affording basic necessities. Relative poverty, on the other hand, refers to a person's manner of life that is significantly lower than the society's or region's minimum acceptable quality of living.


]]> 2022-04-05 04:41:34 UTC https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129979924 2.Causes of poverty in single parent homes briannasalmon https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129981523 The poorest people in the Caribbean are female parents and elderly widows. The poorest women in society have the most children because they began childbearing early in life and tend to carry this trend on to their daughters; these women are typically school dropouts or have no skill. The financial challenges of single parents are caused by a lack of money – whether owing to restrictions to employment, unpaid child maintenance, or insufficient state help – and a high cost of living, rather than poor financial management. Because of their childrearing commitments, some parents may be unable to obtain work.


]]> 2022-04-05 04:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129981523 3. EFFECTS briannasalmon https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129984968 Crime: 
There’s an old adage that says, “If a man doesn’t work, he doesn’t eat.” That’s not the case for a large number people living in poverty. Lack of economic opportunity leads to impoverishment which then leads to crime.
Global unemployment is at a high point. One hundred ninety-two million people around the world are jobless. In some parts of the world, mainly poor parts, unemployment standings will drive this number higher. In a study done on youth in the Caribbean, it was determined that joblessness fueled criminal activity in those aged 15 through 24.

 

Because of the struggles in the Caribbean job market, the murder rates are higher there than in any other region in the world. The crime rate affects 6.8 percent of the Caribbean population against the world average of 4.5 percent, calculating the global rate per 100,000 people.

 

People who live below the poverty line and don’t have access to sufficient economic opportunity, live by any dangerous means necessary. It’s unquestionable that crime ranks high among the effects of poverty, and those impoverished neighborhoods or entire cities show the same problems with uneducated adults and kids that nurture more unemployment and crime, and then leading to chronic, long-lasting poverty.

]]> 2022-04-05 04:46:54 UTC https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129984968 5. briannasalmon https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129987555 Poor health:

Globally, millions suffer from poverty-related health conditions as infectious diseases ravage the lives of an estimated 14 million people a year and are of the top effects of poverty. These diseases are contracted through sources like contaminated water, the absence of water and sanitation, and lack of access to proper healthcare. It’s no surprise that anywhere on earth, poorer communities fare worse than richer ones. But people's health is affected not only by material poverty but also by social exclusion. No matter if poverty affects someone's mental or physical health, the end result is the same: on average the poor live shorter lives than the rich

]]> 2022-04-05 04:49:36 UTC https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129987555 4. briannasalmon https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129991509 Lack of Education:
  • There is a direct correlation between low academic performance and poverty. Children who are exposed to extreme levels of poverty have difficulty with cognitive development, speech, and managing stress, which leads to adverse behavior.

  • Young adults and children have to leave school to work to help provide additional income for their families 
]]> 2022-04-05 04:53:16 UTC https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129991509 6. briannasalmon https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129995387 Because these single parents have to work hard to provide for their families, they are not there to watch over their children and ensure that they are properly socialized. these children are left to the whims and ways of the worst parts of the world and many become delinquents as a result. 

]]> 2022-04-05 04:56:52 UTC https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2129995387 Cases/real life display of poverty and single parent households briannasalmon https://padlet.com/briannasalmon/tqzx779omo58y6u5/wish/2130014894
 "Mother of five Tanisha Sewell is just trying to keep food on the table and keep a roof over her and her children’s heads.


She cannot even look as far as a month ahead as her children struggled through the last school year, missing most of the classes as the only tablet they had was destroyed early into the online school sessions.


Sewell hastened to share with The Gleaner that she is willing to work in any capacity as the most important thing to her is ensuring that her children have something to eat." ( https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20210812/desperate-mother-five-wits-end)


Thomas had her first child at the age of 18, not knowing that she would be the mother and father for six more over the span of two decades.


"I was young and raised in a family that did not believe in abortion. When I got pregnant with my first child, the father left me in an advanced state of pregnancy and never returned. My father told me that regardless of the outcome, I should have the baby," the single mother told Family and Religion. (https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20150502/one-womans-struggles-mother-and-father-seven-children)

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/single-mom-of-three-seeks-help-after-fire_240573#:~:text=ANGILEATA%20Taylor%2C%20a%2023%2Dyear,by%20fire%20on%20Boxing%20Day.

https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/single-mother-of-four-needs-a-toilet-and-more_240749

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20210910/single-father-three-fears-sons-future

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20211002/help-pours-single-father-special-needs-child

https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20211221/single-father-wants-tv-dresser-daughters-room




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  • Government assistance
  • Cancelling "Gyalis Culture"
  • Family Planning
  • Providing skills training and a job for single parents
  • Assistance from clubs, NGO's, schools and churches
  • Operations by relevant authorities geared at reducing sexual abuse against women
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