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Generational Poverty
The document contrasts perspectives and values between those living in generational poverty, the middle class, and wealth. Some key differences highlighted include that those in generational poverty prioritize survival and present needs over future decisions or traditions, value entertainment and humor, and have conditional relationships based on whether a person is liked. In contrast, the middle class prioritizes work, achievement and stability, while those with wealth value social and political connections.
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- 2. Living in povertyfor at least two generations Lacking the resources due to a specific event
- 12. Unspoken cues and habits of a group
- 13. One-of-a kind objects, WEALTH legacies MIDDLE-CLASS Things POVERTY People
- 14. Traditions & historymost WEALTH important MIDDLE-CLASS Future decisions important POVERTY Present most important -- survival
- 15. Necessary tradition for WEALTH maintaining connections MIDDLE-CLASS Crucial for climbing ladder of success POVERTY Valued in the abstract but not as reality
- 16. Depends on whohas the WEALTH money MIDDLE-CLASS Tends to be patriarchal POVERTY Tends to be matriarchal
- 17. Conditional & relatedto social WEALTH settings & connections MIDDLE-CLASS Conditional – based largely on achievement Conditional – based on POVERTY whether person is liked
- 18. Financial, political, social WEALTH connections MIDDLE-CLASS Work, achievement POVERTY Survival, relationships, entertainment
- 19. Social Exclusion WEALTH Self-governance MIDDLE-CLASS and self-sufficiency Inclusion of people POVERTY they like
- 20. Valued for artisticsense & WEALTH expression. Designer important Valued for quality & MIDDLE-CLASS acceptance. Label important. Valued for individual style & POVERTY expression of personality.
- 21. International WEALTH MIDDLE-CLASS National POVERTY Local
- 22. Is for connections.Social WEALTH connections highly valued. Is for acquisition & stability. MIDDLE-CLASS Achievement valued. Is for entertainment. Sense POVERTY of humor highly valued.
- 23. • Noise levelhigher • Important information passed nonverbally • Students will not work for a teacher they dislike; they see it as a form of dishonesty • Value is to entertain • You are not respected unless you are strong – don’t show fear in face of threats
- 24. • It’s notokay not to be perfect. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” becomes “If at first you don’t succeed, you will.” • Details are very important things. • You are not respected unless you have expertise. • The rules do not apply to my child. • The weapon of choice is exclusion.