Theology

The experience of not having the basic things one needs to live a full and dignified life is called _____. Poverty denies people their basic _____rights.

poverty, human

Catholic social teaching is concerned with _____ because poverty can prevent people from _____ living out their God-given human ______. The way poverty ____ people differs from person to person.

poverty, fully, dignity, harms

But we can note some common ________ of poverty that most poor people experience.

characteristic

For the poorest people in the United States and the world, ———— is an everyday concern. Chronic hunger, health problems, and _____ are some of the most common ways people living in _____ experience the nearness of _____.

survival, violence, poverty, death

Poverty is both caused by and resuts in _____ from the community.

exclusion

As a result of _______ people who live in poverty live life "on the edge." Because they have so ______, it does not take much to make life _____ for them.

marginalization, little, worse

Finally, ______ prevents people from developing their ____ potential— all the unique talents, self-confidence, and social skills that allow people to thrive.

poverty, full

Because poverty can prevent people from fully living out their God-given human dignity, Catholic social teaching calls society to make the needs of its poorest and most vulnerable members a top concern. The choice to do so is called the option for the poor and vulnerable.

dignity, society, poorest, option

The Church's call for society to make an option for the poor and vulnerable flows from this conviction: people deserve fair access to the earth's material resources, as well as the resources of the human community, so that they can fully develop their own unique ways of loving God and others.

society, conviction, fair, unique

How do we develop a society in which everyone has what they need to live a full and dignified life? We need to raise our awareness of the reality of poverty by asking two other questions: How does poverty affect people? And why are so many people so poor?

need, awareness, affect, many

When people talk about poverty in the United States, they are usually referring to an annual income level below the poverty threshold set by the US Census Bureau. The poverty level for a single adult is approximately $13,000; for a family of four, about $27,700. Because each family lives in unique economic circumstances, these numbers are not a perfect measurement of who really is poor.

income, below, economic, really

To deepen our understanding of how poverty affects people in the United States, we can look at three of its most harmful consequences: hunger, homelessness, and inadequate education.

understanding, people, three, inadequate

Chronic hunger contributes to the cycle of poverty. It affects the health and development of children, and it seriously harms their ability to learn in school. When people are hungry, they have little energy or motivation to concentrate on other aspects of their lives, such as finding work or housing.

poverty, development, hungry, concentrate

Clearly, shelter someplace to eat, sleep, bathe, and be protected from the elements-is a minimum requirement of human dignity.

shelter, protected, minimum, dignity

Although the housing crisis in our society most visibly affects those who are literally homeless that is, without shelter-millions of people are the hidden homeless, people whose poverty prevents them from living in sufficient housing.

crisis, homeless, hidden, sufficient

While suburban students tend to excel, students in low-income areas repeatedly received poor scores on standardized tests. The problem can be rooted in substandard housing, transportation issues, and educational policies that are not pertinent to economically stable students. Students show the stress of living in poor, unstable, or insufficient homes.

poor, substandard, stress, insufficient

Seventy percent (7.5 million) of the nation's 10.8 million extremely low-income renter households are severely cost-burdened, spending more than half of their income on rent and utilities. When households spend so much of their income on housing, they have insufficient funds left over for their other basic needs.

cost-burdened, half, income, insufficient

Legislation has passed that sharply limits federal welfare benefits. Limiting government assistance to poor families was supposed to motivate more poor people to find work. Many did, although the jobs they found often did not pay enough to lift their families out of poverty. Others were unable to find work because they lacked the necessary training or resources to do so.

welfare, motivate, enough, lacked

People trapped in the cycle of poverty— especially youth who are born into it-frequently lack hope for the future. Hopelessness may not seem like a "real" reason for the poverty that leads to homelessness, hunger, and poor academic performance. Nevertheless, it is a very real reason, and one of the most powerful.

poverty, hope, reason, powerful

MU Hopelessness drives others to look for an easy escape in drugs and alcohol. In some decaying housing projects, for instance, it is common for children to become addicted to mood-altering inhalants-paint, glue, antifreeze—by the time they are teens. Rather than providing an escape, substance abuse only reinforces the cycle of poverty. Often, poor people have little or no access to drug treatment programs.

Drugs, common, reinforce, access

All poverty limits the ability of people to develop their full potential. Unlike poverty in the United States, however, poverty in the world's poorest nations is more likely to result in death.

ability, poverty, poorest, death

To see how poverty affects the world's poorest people, we can look at the same problems that poor people in the United States face: hunger, homelessness, and a lack of access to education.

poverty, problems, hunger, access

According to the World Health Organization, almost 700 million people do not have access to the food and water they need. Some are so lacking in daily nourishment that they barely have the energy to do even the simplest activities. Chronic hunger-mostly malnutrition-afflicts more than 815 million people worldwide each year

access, nourishment, energy, million

Homelessness for the world's poorest people sometimes resembles the common perception of homelessness in the United States: people sleeping on the streets and in makeshift shelters. This is especially true in nations where changing economic or social conditions displace large numbers of rural people who have traditionally made a living off the land. Often, these people migrate to large cities to look for work. Those who are unable to find employment might end up being homeless.

resembles, streets, social, unable

Many of the world's homeless people are refugees— people displaced from their homes by wars or political persecution. Refugees differ from other migrants in that they cannot return home for fear of persecution. Sometimes, refugees are victims of intentional attempts by political factions to displace specific ethnic groups from their homes, a practice known as ethnic cleansing.

homeless, fear, ethnic

Education plays a crucial role in lifting young people out of poverty. A few years of primary education can help those who work the land increase the yield of their crops. Education also opens the door to better employment. Access to even the most basic education is still denied to many.

crucial, increase, employment, education

The main goal of colonization was to enrich the European powers. Wherever they established colonies, the European nations set up systems designed to extract the human and natural resources of the land for themselves while undermining local economies and peoples.

enrich, systems, themselves, local

Although many former colonies gained their independence in the mid-twentieth century, power-over relationships between the world's richest and poorest countries continue to affect global patterns of poverty today.

independence, power-over, continue, poverty

One of the greatest obstacles blocking the full development of poor nations is the debt crisis: poor countries owe billions in loan repayments to banks and wealthy nations, and paying interest on these loans takes money from social programs that could eliminate poverty.

debt, repayments, interest, eliminate

Although poor people received little benefit from the international loans that caused the debt crisis, they bear the greatest burden of their nation's debt. The Catholic Church, along with other groups, has called on international lending institutions and the wealthiest nations to reduce or entirely cancel much of the poorest nations' debt. The call to forgive debts so that people might live more fully goes all the way back

loans, burden, reduce, forgive

Which of the following is not identified by Dr. Abraham Maslow as an important need?

a. love

b. food and drink

C. sleep

D.sound financial investments

answer: d

Why is Catholic social teaching concerned with poverty?

a. because poverty can prevent people from fully living out their God-given human dignity

b. because extreme inequality causes people to suffer as a result of poverty, which is contrary to God's will for creation

C.both a and b

d. none of the above

answer: c

3. Which of the following do people who are chronically hungry lack?

a. the ability to prepare their food properly

b. the intelligence and skill to grow their own food

C.enough food to provide nutrients for the body's maintenance and growth

d. education regarding minimum government standards on nutrition

answer: c

4. Who are the "hidden homeless"?

a. those who live in inadequate, unsafe housing

b. people who move in with other families who are already in crowded living arrangements

c. those whose housing costs consume too much of their income

d.all the above

answer: d

5.Why do malnourished and starving people often die?

A.Their weakened condition makes them susceptible to disease.

b. They refuse to eat solid foods when they are available.

c. They are unable to eat solid foods when they are available.

d. They become passive and resigned to death.

answer: a

6. What is it called when specific ethnic groups are intentionally displaced from their homes by political factions?

a. relocation

b. migratory protocol

C.international refugee situations

D.ethnic cleansing

answer: d

14, Which of the following is a resson that poverty is a barrier to full developmerk?

a. The experience of poverty can lead people to develop a world lew in which a better lifestyle seems impossible,

b. People who live in poverty are denied the resources necessary for their full development, both a and b d, none of the above

15. Which of the following does Dr. Abraham Maslow consider a higher-level need?

a. food

b. health safety

d. sleep

answer: c

17. Which of the following happens when basic needs go unmet?

a. People have to move to a place where they can live affordably.

Higher needs become more difficult to fill.

c. The government is required to provide for them.

d. none of the above

answer: b

Where does the Church's call for society to make an option for the poor and vulnerable come from?

a. the belief that everyone should have goods equally distributed to them by the government in order to ensure fairness

the conviction that all people deserve fair access to the earth's material resources so they can fully develop their own ways of loving God and others

c. the belief that reparations must be made to those living in poverty in developing nations

d. none of the above

answer: b

Which of the following is not a category in Maslow's hierarchy of needs:

a. esteem

b. love and belonging

c. physical needs

D.monetary success

answer: d

When the body does not receive enough calories to maintain itself and begins to feed on itself.

starvation

To be without shelter.

Literal homelessness

People displaced from their homes by wars or political persecution.

Refugees

The experience of not having the basic things one needs to live a full and dignified life.

Poverty

Not having enough food to give the body nutrients needed to grow and maintain itself.

Chronic hunger

Getting enough calories to prevent one's body from feeding on itself but lacking the vitamins and minerals needed for proper physical and mental development and maintenance.

Malnutrition

Having shelter but not living in a true home.

Hidden homelessness

What is experienced when conditions of chronic hunger, health problems, and violence put those who live in extreme poverty at greater risk of death than people who are not poor.

Nearness of death

A name that describes the inability to obtain or afford nutritionally sufficient food on a regular basis.

food insecure

Housing for which the occupant is paying no more than 30 percent of their income for total costs, including utilities.

Affordable housing

Catholic social teaching requires absolute equality in the distribution of income and wealth.

False

Catholic social teaching is concerned with poverty because it can prevent people from fully living out their God-given dignity.

True

There is little difference in the poverty rate among different racial groups.

False

Poor children often do not achieve academically as well as their peers.

True

Many poor, working families pay more than half their income in housing.

False