Deck 3: Children and Poverty

Question 1

Which is not used as a standard to define poverty?

A) Absolute Poverty
B) Relative Poverty
C) Family Poverty.
D) Self-sufficiency standard

Answer 1

Family Poverty.

Question 2

Family structure correlates to poverty due to

A) Increased commitment to child rearing depending on family unit.
B) More members produce more resources
C) Child support helps qualify for assistance
D) Resources in the home

Answer 2

Resources in the home

Question 3

are disproportionately likely to live in poverty.

A) Minority children.
B) Asian American Children
C) Children in two-parent households.
D) Children who live in the suburbs.

Answer 3

Minority children.

Question 4

Childhood poverty has in the last decade.

A) declined slightly
B) stayed the same
C) declined dramatically
D) risen steadily

Question 5

Parents may develop poor coping habits that consequently impact their children due to

A) Chronic Stress.
B) Lack of Faith.
C) Inability to provide proper parenting.
D) Oppressive laws

Question 6

Homeless youth have an increased likelihood of

A) Going to church
B) High-risk activities
C) Staying in school
D) Gaining independence

Question 7

Adverse childhood experiences?

A) Increase resilience.
B) Increase likelihood of health problems in adulthood.
C) Do not predict childhood outcomes
D) Improve the likelihood of success in adulthood

Question 8

The legislation that mandated school districts to have homeless liaisons to help youth and their families access services and coordinate districts for continuing education.

A) Child Protection and Education Act
B) McKinney-Vento Act
C) School Choice
D) TANF

Question 9

Which was not defined as a contributing reason poverty endures?

A) Mass incarceration
B) Deteriorating Public Education.
C) Decreasing supply of resources
D) Shift to low-wage jobs.

Question 10

One of the problems identified with programs intended to work against poverty is they are

A) Usually short term fixes
B) Discriminating
C) Outdated
D) Fragmented

Question 11

What is an example of a program that has helped children in poverty gain access to health care?

Question 12

What is an example of some of the recent efforts to fight poverty in the U.S.?

Question 13

What is a major difference when it comes to housing between children who live in poverty and those who don't?

Question 14

Which anti-poverty program would most benefit a family with low earnings?

Question 15

Briefly analyze what attitudinal changes are needed to reduce child poverty.

Question 16

Briefly predict what could happen to a child with no access to healthcare.

Question 17

Examine some of the factors that have contributed to the increase in child poverty today.

Question 18

Analyze how the consequences of growing up in poverty impact a child for the rest of his or her life. Include the following factors in your analysis: health, education,safety.

Question 19

Given the current state of childhood poverty in the United States, decide what the most effective solutions to childhood poverty are. How might these best be implemented?

Question 20

If nothing happens to change the growing trend of children in poverty, what will the country be like in ten years? Where will these children end up? What impact will this have on educational and economic systems?