Background: Some people don’t believe that homelessness and poverty can strike them. How does this happen? Did this/could this happen to you? You work hard; do the right thing. Sometimes, all it takes is one life-changing experience to land you on the streets: a job loss, death of a loved one, divorce, natural disaster, or serious illness. Next thing you know, a chain of events sends things spiraling out of control. How would you cope? Where would you go? What would you do? That’s the challenge of the SPENT exercise.
This exercise is going to challenge the way you think about poverty and homelessness. It is interactive. You will need access to a computer to complete it. You can use a computer in the computer lab.
After you’ve completed the online experience, answer the questions below. Your responses MUST be typed. Your answers must be labeled clearly. The “trigger question” that you completed regarding will be added to your grade. Total possible points is 100 points.
Directions:
Navigate to
Click “accept challenge”. Complete one month of living in poverty.
Section 1. Introduction: Explain what absolute poverty is.
How is absolute poverty determined?
What are some of the general challenges facing those living a life of poverty?
Section 2. Background: The text explores “who are the poor”, the “categories” of the poor” and the “causes of poverty.” Discuss these.
Paragraph 3. Body of the Paper related to the “Spent” experience:
What were some of the setbacks you had? Why do you think this happened?
How does being poor add to seemingly everyday problems?
Did you have any outstanding bills that you ignored? Why?
What choices helped or hurt you during the month? How? (Think financially and emotionally).
Paragraph 5: Discussion: One explanation for poverty is the “culture of poverty” (COP) theory which states that “poverty is passed from generation to generation in a cycle.” Explain the COP theory. What does COP say about why people end up in poverty? What are the things that support development of the COP?
Paragraph 6: Discussion: What connections are there between a life of poverty and other social problems?
Paragraph 7: Conclusion:
What did you learn about poverty in completing this assignment?
What do you think should be done about the issue of poverty in the US?
Do you think it is possible to eliminate poverty as a social problem? Why/why not?
How have your thoughts changed about why individuals and families find themselves in poverty and/or homeless?
Impact of this assignment on you.
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