The Way of Poverty

“The way of Poverty”

            Poverty has its own culture, its own way of functioning and existing in today’s society as well as in the past. It is very much so prevalent in the world in which we live in. From, the rise in the role of welfare, to the long unemployment lines, and those that are left homeless and have disabilities. These roles all engage to a larger problem in our society today and that’s what leads to high crime rates.

            All the factors that are listed contribute to a lot of Chicago’s problems that existed during the 60’s, 80’s, and to the present time of today. There is social dislocation, Unemployment, Drug Addiction, Out of Wedlock Births, Gangs, Welfare and tons of Female Headed Households. If we look at the numbers for those that are unemployed alone meaning no source of income the numbers are scary. This contributes heavily to those that are out committing the robberies and mugging because they don’t have so in order to get the take, not that its justified but it’s the reality.

            These same communities have drug addiction problems as part of being socially dislocated because of the high unemployment rates as well. Those that are unemployed find other outlets for forms of income whether that leads to gang affiliation and or selling drugs that in turn causes drug addiction in the community. These boundaries that put up by the way of poverty create larger issues in the urban community. These boundaries literally turn the urban community into the jungle.

            Moreover, in the urban community we have women who primarily receive government assistance or welfare due to the fact that they out of wedlock babies and are considered females that our single and head of household. Women that live in the urban community tend to have multiple kids before marriage and live off the system which was set before them because of the culture of poverty. These areas become saturated with same proto types or similar background stories and then turn into these areas that urban communities. These areas become some of the most violent areas in the city of Chicago due to a combination of these factors. These homes are also known as some of the largest housing projects known during their time.

            Regardless of how we want to look at it from any view point when you take an overly populated area and toss in the mix poverty the poor of poor, social isolation, struggle unemployment and or under employment with a hint of gangs and drugs, you have your recipe for disaster as well as the culture of poverty. You can take this and apply it to any urbanize neighborhood and it fits the puzzle. Whether the views of a liberal and the structural arguments or that of the conservative and the cultural arguments really defines how the way of poverty plays a role in the urban community is right or wrong only shows that there is a problem and exist. Let’s open our eyes to the way of poverty.   

 http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/12/a-different-approach-to-breaking-the-cycle-of-poverty/384029/

http://www.eschooltoday.com/poverty-in-the-world/the-vicious-cycle-of-poverty.html