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RASMUSSEN PSYCHOLOGY REFLECTION ESSAY-Graded A+

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Rasmussen Professor Krena White Developmental Psychology 2023, Sec 190 13 June 2021 Children Growing up in poverty If an individual looks up the word poverty in the Merriam–Webster's Dictionary... , poverty is defined as “the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.” Poverty is commonly known as a concept of lacking financial resources to care for one’s basic necessities such as food, water, clothing, shelters etc. In 2010, over 20% of children were living below the federal poverty line according to the U.S. Census (Herberle p. 723). As poverty becomes more and more common in the United States, more and more children (ages 0-17) begin to suffer effects from growing up with a financial disadvantage. Although poverty has been a widespread issue, adults in the United States have shown their perceptions on poverty to blame the poor for being poor. Adults belief that “the poor are lazy, that they are likely to lie or cheat the system, that their poverty is the result of lack of effort, that poverty is perpetuated by ‘too much welfare prevents initiative’ and, more generally, that they are distinctly different from non-poor people” (Heberle p. 732). Poverty, or lower socioeconomic status (SES), can lead to a number of things that create risks for a child’s well-being, such as; lack of basic nutrition, instability, fewer learning opportunities, environmental toxins, family violence and abuse, homelessness, and more. The effects of childhood poverty include physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral health issues. This study source was downloaded by 100000823518935 from CourseHero.com on 08-27-20 [Show More]

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