Some problems have relatively easy solutions. Poverty and poverty-related issues, however, are not that type of problem. There are several factors which contribute to the childhood poverty epidemic. There are obvious economic concerns when considering the causes of poverty. When looking at economic contributions it would be important to include things such as welfare and minimum wage. When considering how people of view people from poverty one may want to consider the unequal distribution of goods. There are also several political factors contributing to how children born into poverty are viewed. Without becoming too political myself, I would say that some politicians try to draw a line between people who are in poverty and people who are not. Once people who live in poverty are considered an out-group, we begin to view their poor circumstance as a result of their poor character which makes it easier to dismiss them and deny help. Similarly, there are social factors contributing to how children from poverty are viewed. This directly relates to viewing children from poverty as “different” than us but then not being willing to make changes in our interactions. There is also a stigma put on children from poverty that they may have done something to deserve to live in poverty or that their economic situation is a result of a choice that their parents made rather than a result of external factors. This is often the result of a one’s need to imagine the world as a just place (Cozzarelli, Wilkinson & Tagler, 2001). If one acknowledges that financial standing is due, at least partially, to luck then it means their success is not solely of their hard work and that they may become financial unstable at any time. This realization is frightening to many people because it means acknowledging they are not immune to financial
Some problems have relatively easy solutions. Poverty and poverty-related issues, however, are not that type of problem. There are several factors which contribute to the childhood poverty epidemic. There are obvious economic concerns when considering the causes of poverty. When looking at economic contributions it would be important to include things such as welfare and minimum wage. When considering how people of view people from poverty one may want to consider the unequal distribution of goods. There are also several political factors contributing to how children born into poverty are viewed. Without becoming too political myself, I would say that some politicians try to draw a line between people who are in poverty and people who are not. Once people who live in poverty are considered an out-group, we begin to view their poor circumstance as a result of their poor character which makes it easier to dismiss them and deny help. Similarly, there are social factors contributing to how children from poverty are viewed. This directly relates to viewing children from poverty as “different” than us but then not being willing to make changes in our interactions. There is also a stigma put on children from poverty that they may have done something to deserve to live in poverty or that their economic situation is a result of a choice that their parents made rather than a result of external factors. This is often the result of a one’s need to imagine the world as a just place (Cozzarelli, Wilkinson & Tagler, 2001). If one acknowledges that financial standing is due, at least partially, to luck then it means their success is not solely of their hard work and that they may become financial unstable at any time. This realization is frightening to many people because it means acknowledging they are not immune to financial