These numbers are unacceptable for a first world, developed and wealthy country; but with rising living costs and the government making cut backs, these figures are set to rise further (Sinead O’Shea, 19/01/13). When people think of the term poverty, they tend to think of third world countries; malnourished children growing up in a village with no clean water available for miles, with disease and infection rife. Poverty is actually measured against the typical living standards of a society (P Townsend, 1979) and a number of things contributing; lack of money, material possessions, food, poor education and substandard living conditions. The causes of child poverty vary so much, usually determined by the parent’s situation which is not always their fault. 62% of children growing up in poverty are in households where at least one of person works, so having a job is still not a direct route out of poverty (Child Poverty Map of the UK, March 2011).
It’s irrational of them to keep all of the staff when over half of the institutions populations were released just so that they can keep their jobs. I believe this is why America is in so much debt that because of greedy people not helping children and just thinking about themselves has gotten America to were they are now. Yes They have put in place new laws and reforms to help children but how much is it really helping them and how much are we not
Another explanation of poverty is the poverty cycle. The poverty cycle means that poverty is passed on through generations. In the poverty cycle, children who are born into poverty have a deprived childhood - they experience material and cultural deprivation, and as a result of this they are less likely to do well at school, gain qualifications and stay in education beyond the minimum school leaving age. This means that their future opportunities are limited because their lack of qualifications means that the jobs available to them are mostly unskilled and low-paid. Consequently, they are likely to live in poverty as adults.
Some parents were poor and thus not able to provide enough food for their children. This forced many children to move to the factories and mines so that they can be employed to earn some income. This increased child labor in the effort of getting money for the family. Many laborers preferred employing children rather than the adults because they could pay children less amounts than the adults even though the amount of work done may be equal. Children were therefore exploited by the employers by being paid low wages in comparison to the work done.
Children were forced to work at a young age making them in a way lose their childhood, and making them grow up way sooner than they needed to. By doing this children lost the opportunity to get a quality education and instead were made to focus mainly on work and helping dad provide for the family. These children were mentally, physically, and morally abused. Children were paid insignificant wages and were forced to work almost twelve hours a day to the point where they seemed like they were slaves. “They were routed out of their beds by the boss at 3 A.M and worked until about 4 P.M” (Hine)People were forced to live in terrible conditions that at times were harmful because disease became rampant and spread.
sewing clothes, etc. This puts a lot of pressure on women who may not be prepared for the harsh conditions in the industrial factories. Addams saw that in these situations children also have to work even at a prematurely very young age and give their earnings to the parents to help with family finances. This stunts the children’s chances for individual development and usefulness and leads to exploitation of the children. Aside from the prevalence of child labor, Addams also observed many other social situations that are not ideal – early marriages and/or juvenile delinquency among the young, adverse housing conditions for financially-strapped families and its impact on public health,
It takes twelve working members of society to support one retiree. When the number of retired people is greater to the number of working people, the government cannot get enough tax money to support everyone. This leads to taxes being raised and government aid being reduced. As the taxes are raised on businesses, they have to raise the prices, which is hard on families. It’s a devastating chain reaction that puts a burden on society, including murder.
The women who was at their last resort was to send their children away to work and earn a small pay to buy food. The Great Depression in Canada was definitely a struggle for individuals; it also had a great impact on the family unit. Men, women, and children all struggled to survive and meet their basic daily needs. The Depression profoundly affected the family unit. Children found themselves in orphanages, working for a small pay, on their family farms and out of school.
There is no more disgusting and unwanted stain on British history than the sickening treatment of the poor worker-children during the Industrial Revolution. Entire generations of children lost their childhood as they were sacrificed to the work Mills - suffering and often dying because of the uncaring Government, the greed of mill-owners, the cruelty of factory managers and the parents of these children. We, another century down the line, in a time where children are one of the most important parts of society, find it unbelievable that children as young as four or five would have to work in such terrible conditions. Children were often used for cheap labour. They were easy to keep and didn’t take up much space.
Illegal immigrants also pose a problem to the US economy because their children’s education increases the government’s expenditure on education. The US government spends a lot of money on education for the illegal immigrants due to their greater birth rates that call for intensive instructions hence the increased education cost. The US government also spends a lot of money in paying hospital bills for the illegal immigrants. Moreover, legalizing illegal immigration will make the suffering of the US children because for the increased competition for learning resources. This also affects the economy of the country because the number of people deserving healthcare