Cultural

• For some young people poverty can be seen as the normal way to live - it is how those in poverty explain the poverty of the group
• It blames the poor for their poverty
• The poor are seen to learn their dependent behaviour
• Learn from their parents and peer group that it is a normal way of life, not to work and live on benefits - culture of poverty/dependency
• The cycle of poverty is passed from adults to children - cycle of deprivation
• Culture of poverty
• Culture of dependency
• Cycle of deprivation
• Blames those in poverty for being in poverty
• Ignores how people can move up social status