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Poverty

Poverty. CHAPTERS 7 & 8. United States. Appalachia. Haiti. Honduras. Poverty. What is it? What does poverty do? Common characteristics Nearness of death Marginalization Living on the edge The Cycle of Poverty Barriers to full development. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.

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Poverty

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  1. Poverty CHAPTERS 7 & 8 United States Appalachia Haiti Honduras

  2. Poverty • What is it? • What does poverty do? • Common characteristics • Nearness of death • Marginalization • Living on the edge • The Cycle of Poverty • Barriers to full development

  3. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

  4. How do we develop a society in which everyone has what they need to live a full and dignified life?

  5. Poverty in the U S A . . . SOURCE:  Federal Register, Vol. 70, No. 33, February 18, 2005, pp. 8373-8375.

  6. Poverty in the Poverty in the U S A 2006 HHS Poverty Guidelines . . . SOURCE:  Federal Register, Vol. 71, No. 15, January 24, 2006, pp. 3848-3849

  7. Hunger • Chronic Hunger • Starvation • Malnutrition

  8. Homelessness • Literal meaning • Hidden homeless

  9. Global Poverty • The Legacy of Colonialism • Barriers to Development • Resource extraction • Government by the elite • Foreign aid problems • Discrimination • Arms sales • The Debt Crisis

  10. Development • Definition • True Development

  11. Living Abundantly? • Consumerism • What is it? • Article Christian Asceticism: Breaking Consumerism’s Destructive Hold • The Wealth Gap • What is it? • Poverty-Simplicity-Excess • Compare & Contrast • Living in Solidarity • The Universal Destination of Goods • A Eucharistic Response

  12. Economic Justice For All U.S. Catholic Bishops The Three Questions: • What does the economy do for the people? • What does it do to people? • How do people participate in it? • Every economic decision and institution must be judged in light of whether it protects or undermines the dignity of the human person • Human dignity can be realized and protected only in community • All people have a right to participate in the economic life of society • All members of society have a special obligation to the poor and vulnerable • Human rights are the minimum conditions for life in community • Society as a whole, acting through public and private institutions, has the moral responsibility to enhance human dignity and protect human rights Six Moral Principles of the Pastoral Letter

  13. SIMPLICITY*consciously chosen *nurtures human spirit *fosters sense personal empowerment *liberating EXCESS *voluntary *addictive & enslaving *fosters false sense self-esteem *cheapens human spirit POVERTY *involuntary *repressive & debilitating *fosters sense of helplessness, passivity, despair *degrades human spirit

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