poverty and discrimination

Poverty and Discrimination

Kristel Pamela Caluya

Poverty

• is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money or the state of being unable to access resources.

• Absolute poverty or destitution refers to the deprivation of basic human needs

• Relative poverty is defined contextually as economic inequality in the location or society in which people live

• Poverty remains the most critical social problem that needs to be addressed.

• Philippines poverty line marks a per capita income of 16,841 pesos a year.

Causes of poverty in Philippines

Discrimination

Discrimination

• treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against

• a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than on individual merit

• the power of making fine distinctions

• It is from the Latin discriminat- 'distinguished between‘

• where the verb discrimire' means "to separate, to distinguish, to make a distinction

Three types of discrimination

• Realistic competition

• Social competition

• Consensual discrimination

Physical Attributes

• Bansot (shorty)

• dwende (dwarf)

• intsik (Chinese)

• negro (dark-skinned)

• bumbay (referring to Indians)

Region of the Phils.

• Ilocanos

• Batangueños

• Kapampangans

• Visayans

• Manila

populist thinking

• Corny

• mga killjoy

• walang pakisama

Types of Descrimination

• Age

• Caste• Disability• Employment• Language• Nationality• Racial or ethnic• Regional• Religious• Sex, gender, and gender-identity

• State discrimination vs. Free market discrimination

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