Feminism in Poverty - Report Example

Poverty refers to a condition experienced by those people who fail to obtain the necessary level of shelter and food required to live peacefully. According to sociologists, the word poor is used for those individuals who are earning lesser money than the average income of 50% of the total population of a nation. Sociologists have determined various reasons due to which an individual falls in the poor category of a nation. Certain sociologists state the reason due to which an individual falls in the category of poor is the lack of future orientation of that individual and thus theorists have determined that an individual faces poverty because they themselves are doing nothing to solve change their economic conditions.

 Certain theorists have even stated that individuals even remain poor as they give up and submit to the culture experienced by the poor class. Individuals who become a part of this culture feel that they cannot change their economic scenario. They give up on the idea of competing and they feel that they are inferior to others and do not have the power to change things around. Sociologists are basically conducting a stereotypical behavior when they suggest that an individual remains poor due to his own activities.

This is because not everyone in the poor class gives up or is not future-oriented, those who get the option and chance to try their best to turn their current economic conditions. The real reasons due to which an individual faces poverty are limited access to education and highly paid jobs. Several theorists even believe that individuals prefer not working at all in jobs that demand a high amount of time and costs and they rather live on aid given to them by the government, due to this the government’s aid has been questioned constantly.

 Individuals who are part of the poor class experience various issues, the children found in this class are said to face a higher rate of health issues than those who come from a better economic background. Children in Africa are found to be quite unhealthy and the newborn has very low body weight, most of them are not able to sustain their physical condition for one complete year and they end up losing their lives.  Scientific and psychological studies have even proved that poverty leads to major consequences such as the elevated amounts of stress, issues with family and work life, and improper decision making.

The bible pays emphasis to poverty and poor people, the bible has ordered Christians to help those people who are in need and this help is to be provided to them by those who are in better positions. Thus, it is the job of the wealthy to help the poor class; this will help in decreasing the difference between the economic conditions of the poor and the rich. According to conflict theorists, there is a lot of wealth in current society, and in these societies, no individual should live without being able to acquire their basic necessities.

They even stated that there is an existence of poverty in society just because those in power have a desire for poverty to exist (Zastrow, 1990, p508). They even believe that the poor people who are working are being paid very low salaries and wages just for the reason of ensuring that their employers remain wealthy at the expanse of the poor working class. They even believe that people are unemployed because those who have the authority do not want these people to gain employment and that is why they keep standing against programs that can reduce the rate of unemployment.

These programs include training sessions and education, these programs are rejected by the powerful because the powerful do not have the intention of giving away money as taxes and want to save that money even. Wealthy individuals fall in the category of people who are individualistic and they believe that individuals face poverty due to their own lack of effort rather than the situations that are not in the control of these individuals. Wealthy individuals fall in the category of people who are individualistic and they believe that individuals face poverty due to their own lack of effort rather than the situations that are not in the control of these individuals.

Wealthy individuals indulge in various charity activities believing that their charity will help solve the problems of the poor and they are doing good for the society, but they tend to discount the economic and the political factors that are causing poverty. The theorists who are members of the conflict theory believe that charity does not solve problems and charity makes the poor feel comfortable with their conditions and the way others in the society view them, thus the poor end up accepting living on charity rather making an effort.