6.4.4 Discussing strategies for poverty reduction

• Match the type of poverty with its description:

  Economic Poverty ↔️ Lacking income for necessities

  Social Poverty ↔️ Limited access to education and healthcare

  Cultural Poverty ↔️ Exclusion from cultural activities

  Material Poverty ↔️ Deprivation of physical resources
• Why is understanding the multidimensional nature of poverty important?

  For effective policy-making
• Children in underserved communities have equal access to advanced courses and well-equipped schools.

  False
• Order the social consequences of poverty from most direct to least direct:

  1️⃣ Increased Crime Rates

  2️⃣ Poorer Health Outcomes

  3️⃣ Social Exclusion
• Social exclusion due to poverty can lead to feelings of isolation
• Match the social consequence of poverty with its explanation:

  Increased Crime Rates ↔️ Economic hardship drives individuals to crime

  Poorer Health Outcomes ↔️ Poverty leads to malnutrition and unhealthy environments

  Social Exclusion ↔️ Economic disadvantage limits social participation
• What are three social consequences of poverty?

  Heightened crime, poorer health, exclusion
• What are social causes of poverty?

  Societal structures and norms
• Poverty leads to increased cases of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.


  True
• Why might children from low-income families be unable to participate in extracurricular activities?

  Economic disadvantage
• Match the welfare state provision with its impact:

  Social Security ↔️ Ensures basic income for elderly

  Unemployment Benefits ↔️ Provides cushion during unemployment

  Public Housing ↔️ Improves access to decent living
• Welfare state provisions aim to improve social mobility and overall well-being.

  True
• How does infrastructure investment help reduce poverty?

  Improves access to opportunities
• Poverty is not merely a financial issue but has multidimensional aspects
• What is an example of cultural poverty?

  Exclusion from recreational activities
• The social consequences of poverty include heightened crime rates, poorer health outcomes, and social exclusion
• What are two health outcomes associated with poverty?

  Diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
• The welfare state is designed to reduce poverty and provide a social safety net


  True
• Food assistance programs like food stamps aim to alleviate food insecurity
• What is the primary goal of economic development initiatives?

  Promote economic growth
• What is one requirement for conditional cash transfers?

  Children's school attendance
• Education inequality refers to limited access to quality education
• Order the following welfare state provisions from income support to healthcare access:

  1️⃣ Social Security

  2️⃣ Unemployment Benefits

  3️⃣ Food Assistance

  4️⃣ Medicaid/Medicare
• Microfinance enables low-income individuals to start or expand small businesses
• Job training and skills development programs can help break the cycle of poverty


  True
• What are Social Security benefits designed to ensure for the elderly, disabled, and dependents?

  Basic income
• Unemployment benefits provide temporary income support for those who have lost their jobs
• Infrastructure investment in underserved areas improves access to economic opportunities and essential services
• How does Social Security contribute to poverty reduction among the elderly?

  Ensures basic income
• Match the community development initiative with its primary impact on poverty reduction:

  Microfinance ↔️ Increases economic self-sufficiency

  Job Training ↔️ Improves employability

  Infrastructure Investment ↔️ Enhances access to opportunities

  Conditional Cash Transfers ↔️ Incentivizes human capital investment
• Welfare state provisions help lift people out of poverty and promote social mobility.

  True
• What is the purpose of conditional cash transfers in poverty reduction?

  Incentivize human capital investment
• How do health insurance subsidies help reduce poverty?

  Make insurance affordable
• Match the dimension of poverty with its explanation:

  Economic ↔️ Lack of income for necessities

  Social ↔️ Limited access to opportunities

  Cultural ↔️ Exclusion from cultural activities

  Material ↔️ Deprivation of physical resources
• Heightened crime rates and poorer health outcomes are social consequences of poverty.

  True
• The social causes of poverty encompass limited access to quality education, healthcare, and employment
• Education inequality leads to low skills and fewer job opportunities.


  True
• What is one consequence of healthcare disparities in poverty?

  Higher medical debt
• One social consequence of poverty is heightened crime rates
• Poverty leads to malnutrition, stress, and exposure to unhealthy environments