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A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING GENERATIONAL POVERTY

A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING GENERATIONAL POVERTY. Based on the book POVERTY: A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND ADULTS FROM POVERTY by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D. “NO SIGNIFICANT LEARNING OCCURS WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP.” Dr. James Comer. KEY POINTS.

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A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING GENERATIONAL POVERTY

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  1. A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING GENERATIONAL POVERTY Based on the book POVERTY: A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING AND WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND ADULTS FROM POVERTY by Ruby K. Payne, Ph.D.

  2. “NO SIGNIFICANT LEARNING OCCURS WITHOUT A SIGNIFICANT RELATIONSHIP.”Dr. James Comer

  3. KEY POINTS • POVERTY IS RELATIVE • POVERTY OCCURS IN ALL RACES AND ALL COUNTRIES • ECONOMIC CLASS IS A CONTINUOUS LINE, NOT A CLEAR CUT DISTINCTION

  4. KEY POINTS (CONTINUED) • GENERATIONAL AND SITUATIONAL POVERTY ARE DIFFERENT • THERE ARE PATTERNS BUT ALL PATTERNS HAVE EXCEPTIONS • EVERYONE BRINGS THE HIDDEN RULES FROM THE CLASS WITHIN WHICH THEY WERE RAISED

  5. KEY POINTS (CONTINUED) • SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES OPERATE FROM MIDDLE CLASS NORMS • WE CANNOT EXCUSE OR CONDEMN THOSE WITH WHOM WE WORK FOR NOT KNOWING THE HIDDEN RULES

  6. KEY POINTS (CONTINUED) • THE HIDDEN RULES MUST BE TAUGHT IN ORDER FOR INDIVIDUALS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES • IN ORDER TO MOVE FROM THE POVERTY CLASS TO MIDDLE CLASS, OR MIDDLE CLASS TO WEALTH, ONE MUST GIVE UP RELATIONSHIPS FOR ACHIEVEMENT

  7. WHAT ARE HIDDEN RULES? HIDDEN RULES EXIST IN POVERTY, IN MIDDLE CLASS, AND IN WEALTH, AS WELL AS IN ETHNIC GROUPS AND OTHER UNITS OF PEOPLE. HIDDEN RULES ARE THE SALIENT, UNSPOKEN UNDERSTANDINGS THAT CUE THE MEMBERS OF A GROUPTHAT AN INDIVIDUAL DOES OR DOES NOT FIT

  8. GENERALLY, IN ORDER TO SUCCESSFULLY MOVE FROM ONE CLASS TO THE NEXT, IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE A SPOUSE OR MENTOR FROM THE CLASS TO WHICH ONE WISHES TO MOVE TO MODEL AND TEACH THE HIDDEN RULES.

  9. Could You Survive in Poverty? 1. I know which churches and sections of town have the best rummage sales. • I know which rummage sales have “bag sales” and when. • I know which grocery stores’ garbage bins can be accessed for “thrown-away” food. • I know how to get someone out of jail. • I know how to physically fight and defend myself physically. • I know how to get a gun, even if I have a police record.

  10. I know how to live without a checking account. • I know how to live without electricity and a phone. • I know how to use a knife as scissors. • I can entertain a group of friends with my personality and stories. • I know what to do when I don’t have money to pay the bills. • I know how to move in half a day. • I know how to get and use food stamps or an electronic card for benefits. • I know where the free medical clinics are. • I am very good at trading and bartering. • I can get by without a car.

  11. Could You Survive in Middle Class? • I know how to get my children in Little League, piano lessons, soccer, etc. • I know how to properly set a table. • I know which stores are most likely to carry the clothing brands my family wears. • My children know the best name brands in clothing. • I know how to order in a nice restaurant.

  12. 6. I know how to use a credit card, checking account and savings account – and I understand an annuity. I understand term life insurance, disability insurance and 20/80 medical insurance, as well as house insurance, flood insurance, and replacement insurance. • I talk to my children about going to college. • I know how to get one of the best interest rates on my new-car loan. • I understand the difference among the principal, interest, and escrow statements on my house payment.

  13. I know how to help my children with their homework and do not hesitate to call the school if I need additional information. • I know how to decorate the house for the different holidays. • I know how to get a library card. • I know how to use the different tools in the garage. • I repair items in my house almost immediately when they break – or know a repair service and call it.

  14. Could You Survive in Wealth? • I can read a menu in French, English, and another language. • I have several favorite restaurants in different countries of the world. • During the holidays, I know how to hire a decorator to identify the appropriate themes and items with which to decorate the house. • I know who my preferred financial advisor, legal service, designer, domestic employment service, and hairdresser are. • I have at least two residences that are staffed and maintained.

  15. I know how to ensure confidentiality and loyalty from my domestic staff. • I have at least two or three “screens” that keep people whom I do not wish to see away from me. • I fly my own plane, the company plane or the Concord. • I know how to enroll my children in the preferred private schools. • I know how to host the parties that “key” people attend.

  16. I am on the board of at least two charities. • I know the hidden rules of the Junior League. 13. I support or buy the work of a particular artist. 14. I know how to read a corporate financial statement and analyze my own financial statements.

  17. WE CONFORM TO THE HIDDEN RULES WE GREW UP WITH WORK • MIDDLE CLASS ACHIEVEMENT MATERIAL SECURITY POLITICAL CONNECTIONS • WEALTH SOCIAL CONNECTIONS FINANCIAL CONNECTIONS RELATIONSHIPS • POVERTY ENTERTAINMENT SURVIVAL

  18. Hidden Rules Among Classes

  19. HIDDEN RULES AMONG CLASSES

  20. HIDDEN RULES AMONG CLASSES

  21. HIDDEN RULES AMONG CLASSES

  22. HIDDEN RULES AMONG CLASSES

  23. HIDDEN RULES AGAINST CLASSES

  24. HIDDEN RULES AMONG CLASSES

  25. HIDDEN RULES IN POVERTY 1.  IMPORTANT INFORMATION IS PASSED NONVERBALLY 2.  COOPERATION IS OFFERED BECAUSE OF LOYALITY “I’LL DO IT FOR YOU BECAUSE I LIKE YOU.”

  26. PENANCE ANDFORGIVENESS CHOICE AND CONSEQUENCES DISCIPLINE

  27. RESOURCES Key Questions: Why do some people make it out of poverty and others do not. Why did our intervention not work? • RELATIONSHIPS/ROLE MODELS • FINANCIAL • EMOTIONAL • MENTAL • SPIRITUAL • PHYSICAL • SUPPORT SYSTEMS • KNOWLEDGE OF HIDDEN RULES

  28. THE EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT DEPOSITS WITHDRAWALS_____ SEEK FIRST TO SEEK FIRST TO BE UNDERSTAND UNDERSTOOD KEEPING PROMISES BREAKING PROMISES KINDNESS, COURTESY UNKINDNESS, RUDENESS CLARIFYING EXPECTATIONS VIOLATING EXPECTATIONS LOYALITY TO THE ABSENT DISLOYALITY, DUPLICITY APOLOGIES PRIDE, ARROGANCE OPEN TO FEEDBACK REJECTING FEEDBACK

  29. EMOTIONAL BANK ACCOUNT IN POVERTY DEPOSITS WITHDRAWALS APPRECIATION FOR THE PUT-DOWNS OR SARCASM PERSON’S HUMOR ABOUT THE PERSON’S HUMOR ACCEPTANCE OF WHAT AN INSISTENCE AND DEMAND INDIVIDUAL CANNOT SAY FOR A FULL EXPLANATION ABOUT A PERSON OR SITU- ABOUT A PERSON OR SITU- ATION ATION RESPECT FOR THE DEMANDS INSISTENCE ON THE AND PRIORITIES OF RELA- MIDDLE-CLASS VIEW OF TIONSHIPS RELATIONSHIPS USING THE ADULT VOICE USING THE PARENT VOICE

  30. (CONTINUED) DEPOSITS WITHDRAWALS ASSISTING WITH GOAL TELLING THE INDIVIDUAL SETTING HIS/HER GOALS IDENTIFYING OPTIONS MAKING JUDGEMENTS ON RELATED TO RELATED TO THE VALUE AND AVAILA- AVAILABLE RESOURCES BILITY OF RESOURCES UNDERSTANDING THE ASSIGNING PEJORATIVE IMPORTANCE OF CHARACTER TRAITS TO PERSONAL FREEDOM THE INDIVIDUAL

  31. WHAT DOES THIS INFORMATION MEAN? • ASSUMPTIONS MADE ABOUT AN INDIVIDUAL’S INTELLIGENCE OR ATTITUDE MAY RELATE MORE TO THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF HIDDEN RULES • AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE VALUES AND CULTURE OF POVERTY WILL LESSEN ANGER AND FRUSTRATION FOR SERVICE PROVIDERS • STUDENTS AND CLIENTS NEED TO KNOW THE HIDDEN RULES SO THEY CAN MAKE KNOWLEDGEABLE CHOICES

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