Trapped in Poverty

Trapped in Poverty

“Poverty is the state of being without the necessities of daily living, often associated with need, hardship and lack of resources across a wide range of circumstances.” more at Wiki.

To be trapped in poverty is not a beautiful thing, to live in an economy with limited resources and a fight for daily survival is also not easy.

One would think that education is an escape route from poverty but it is not, there is no escape once you are knee deep. Everyone in this world has needs, some needs are different and varies on the demographics or achievements of the individual. When certain needs are not met, one is said to be deprived, deprivation causes frustration and that in turn leads to other things (violence, social division, suicide etc.).

Here are a few causes for this trap:

Social Division

Social Division is one of the causes of this trap known as poverty, especially when you live in a society that is multi-cultured and has a wide variety of ethnic groups. It also is a result in peoples’ taste for sexuality or other social activities that are deviant within a society. This division leads to an un-united society and resulting in a spawn of many sub-cultures that can reduce the overall sharing of resources within that society.

Economy

Every society has to pay for its consummation. Every society has to account for its level of production and how it interacts with other societies. Economy determines the demand and supply of goods and services that exist within that society, this push and pull system affects the exportation and importation of goods or services, but the master whip of them all is PRICE. The price for a commodity determines its supply and demand. The price to pay for a commodity is also dependent on currency. Another variable to consider is income, the less one earns the, less one can really consume. But lack of income is only a stigma that reflects the society.

Violence

Violent behaviour is a result of culture, or frustration of the society that one exists in. It is easier to destroy than to build, it is also easier to kill than to bring to life. Violence results in crime, it is also a subset of WAR, war in turn is a struggle between opposing forces over various issues (resources, policies etc). One can be born into violence, which therefore makes one adapt to it (gangs), hence forth culture plays a major part in violence. To be born in a community that is war torn, will only make you see that your reality, and any other reality that may be civil is only a fragment of one’s imagination.

Morals and Ethics

What is right from wrong, Morals are what everyone in society sees as right or wrong, Ethics determine what the individual sees what’s right or wrong. These values are installed at early stages in our lives therefore they are influenced by other social elements such as; family; peer groups; religious institutions; educational institutions etc. When these social elements fail, this leads to a moral breakdown within the society leading to all the other negative subsets of poverty.

Communication Barriers

Communication is essential in the development of a society. There are two main barriers; language and education. This world has many social groups that speak many languages, therefore contributing to social division and misunderstanding. Education, deals with the ability to be literate and also being aware of current trends and changes within a society. Lack of education can result in a big communication barrier therefore making one illiterate to these changes.

There are other variables that result in this trap. This article is a reflection of the truth, as poverty is a pandemic that is eating away at the lives of human beings. Man has to balance their desires for wealth, politicians need to change their policies, and dominant societies need to have lenience on lesser dominant societies. In other words “THE GREED MUST END!” The lust for a higher lifestyle and to socially compete with others is only stigmas that breed poverty. Before you know it, whether your are rich, poor, middle or working class, poverty comes knocking at your door in some form or shape. It is our responsibility as humans to be responsible for our communities and assist to break free from this trap, which has plagued man ever since the birth of civilization.