Poverty as a social construct, political science homework help
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Post 1 james wrote this:
Poverty is a broadly and fluidly defined social construct that has been studied/ defined in the United States for the last ~50 years. The most basic definition of poverty is one that defines poverty as anyone within or below the bottom margin of personal and household income in the united states. This definition of poverty ecompasses household earners that make less than or equal to half of the median income in the United States. This definition of poverty is, however, very narrow, as it does not factor in other incomes, betterments, geographical differences such as taxes, living costs, and other social constraints. A less narrow definition of poverty is one that is extremely geocentric, possibly even down to state representative district, if one really wants to be technical. The best possible definition of poverty would also include have to take into account income inequality, living costs by age, dependencies, average rate of sufficiency, measures inequities in marketable skills or disabilities that render a person incapable of work etc. Because the definition of poverty can be broken down to such a degree, it is ultimately a political science/ issue in and of itself. As our text points out, how poverty is defined affects policy, as well as public perception of public officials, the people actually living in poverty themselves, and even the individuals who are the furthest thing from impoverished.
Before completing this weeks
reading, I always thought of poverty as simply being the lowest bracket
in income earners in the United States. Because of this very basic
understanding of poverty I decided to do private research before doing
my reading. What I found is that many different policy institutes define
poverty a number of different ways. After completing this weeks reading
it makes sense that different policy firms with different goals and
targets would seek a more or less narrowed definition of what poverty
is.
Post 2: Qaydir wrote this:
My definition of poverty would be not being able or struggling to afford necessities. Poverty when a person has a hard time every day things, such as food, healthcare, and proper education. In the text the author defines poverty as “Deprivation, of food, housing, clothing, medical care, and other items required to maintain a decent standard of living.” (Johnson, 2016, pg. 108). There is not a clear difference between the definition of the author and my definition. The author used the words a decent standard of living so one could question at whose discretion this will be left at. Every year the government issues a set a number to set a line which if you fall below you are considered in poverty. However there are always many people is just about or in between guidelines that will still struggle.
Post 3: Cary wrote this:
When it comes to any area of policy it is always smart to analyze all sides as best you can to create the best understanding of how the policy will play out. The same applies to this situation with the push for a physical education mandate in the state of Delaware. Stakeholders are people who have an interest in the desired outcome of the policy. In this case there are multitude of different people groups that this physical education mandate will have an impact on. Stakeholders involved here include; public schools, the students, families of students, the school faculty, the nonprofit health organization, Delaware legislators, other states and their physical education policies. In one way or another all of these people will be effected with the possible changes in Delaware. As it stands currently in Delaware, for grades k-8 there is a requirement of physical education but there is no specific number of what that looks like. For high school, each student must complete a physical education credit to graduate, though the requirement for the credit is dependent on the school. (Shape The Nation, 2016). Perhaps this non-profit wants to set more stringent regulations to unify the physical education requirement across the board. To make this happen you need to have different people all on board. You first need the legislators that will pass the law to be on board. Without their support they will knock it down and put out any chance of it happening. Next, you need support from the people involved directly in the schools (students, teachers, etc). They are the people who will be directly effected the most. They can either make this easy or difficult depending on their feelings toward the mandate. Additionally, the community needs to have a part in it. This would include parents and students who would be involved in the future who be effected by the bill. As crazy as it may sound, input from other states could also help move the bill along. Consulting with other jurisdictions who have mandated similar laws could give advice on what to do or not to do to help the bill pass. Lastly, the governor needs to be on board. Ultimately he/she is the one who can make the ultimate decision on whether it will pass or be vetoed. Legislation has many different moving parts that all need to be in place before anything can be accomplished.
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References: http://www.shapeamerica.org/advocacy/son/2016/uplo…
Post 4: Mamadou wrote this;
If such idea was to become a success, it would be a step forward towards a healthier generation to come. America is known for its struggle with obesity and most of it has to do with our unhealthy diets and chains of fast food restaurants in our country. The CDC reported that “children aged 6-11years in the United states who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012.” Furthermore, current studies shows that more than 1/3 of the children and adolescents are overweight.
Such mandate should involve the students, parents, teachers, nutritionists, nonprofit organizations, the Delaware Department of Education, community colleges and universities, healthcare providers, hospitals, counties, municipalities, department of parks and recreation, and the private sector.
Physical education is indeed an activity that improves childhood adolescences in many ways. As a student in Senegal, physical education was implemented into our curriculum for at least twice a week and was a requirement to pass during national exams. While it helps shape and sustain a healthier body, it will also improve the children’s academic behavior and achievement.
Resources:
https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm
