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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
•Thank You