Sociological Perspectives on Global and Racial Inequality

A little information on chapter 9 While global poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 2000, one in ten people in developing regions still lives on less than US$1.90 a day, the internationally agreed poverty line, and millions of others live on slightly more. Significant progress has been made in Eastern and Southeastern Asia, but up to 42 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa continues to live below the poverty line. While many people think that poverty means only lack of income and the resources people need to earn an income, it means much more: hunger, malnutrition, lack of education, lack of access to basic government services, discrimination, exclusion from opportunities of all kinds, and lack of agency. Approximately 10 percent of the worlds population still lives in conditions of extreme poverty. These people must continually struggle to meet their most basic needs, such as food, clean water, and access to education. And poverty affects men and women unequally: for every 100 men age 25 to 34 who live in poverty, there are 122 women. And by 2030, more than 160 million children will still be at risk of extreme poverty. While global poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 2000, one in ten people in developing regions still lives on less than US$1.90 a day. Poverty facts and figures: 736 million people lived below the international poverty line of US$1.90 a day in 2015. In 2018, almost 8 percent of the worlds workers and their families lived on less than US$1.90 per person per day. Most people living below the poverty line belong to two regions: southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. High poverty rates are often found in small, fragile, and conflict-affected countries. As of 2018, 55 percent of the worlds population had no access to at least one social protection cash benefit. The persistence of poverty, including extreme poverty, remains a major concern in Africa, the least developed countries, small island developing states, some middle-income countries, and countries in situations of conflict. Therefore the UN General Assembly proclaimed the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (20182027). This Third Decade will focus on the development goals related to poverty eradication, including the Sustainable Development Goals. A little information copied from chapter chapter 10 While global poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 2000, one in ten people in developing regions still lives on less than US$1.90 a day, the internationally agreed poverty line, and millions of others live on slightly more. Significant progress has been made in Eastern and Southeastern Asia, but up to 42 percent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa continues to live below the poverty line. While many people think that poverty means only lack of income and the resources people need to earn an income, it means much more: hunger, malnutrition, lack of education, lack of access to basic government services, discrimination, exclusion from opportunities of all kinds, and lack of agency. Approximately 10 percent of the worlds population still lives in conditions of extreme poverty. These people must continually struggle to meet their most basic needs, such as food, clean water, and access to education. And poverty affects men and women unequally: for every 100 men age 25 to 34 who live in poverty, there are 122 women. And by 2030, more than 160 million children will still be at risk of extreme poverty. While global poverty rates have been cut by more than half since 2000, one in ten people in developing regions still lives on less than US$1.90 a day. Poverty facts and figures: 736 million people lived below the international poverty line of US$1.90 a day in 2015. In 2018, almost 8 percent of the worlds workers and their families lived on less than US$1.90 per person per day. Most people living below the poverty line belong to two regions: southern Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. High poverty rates are often found in small, fragile, and conflict-affected countries. As of 2018, 55 percent of the worlds population had no access to at least one social protection cash benefit. The persistence of poverty, including extreme poverty, remains a major concern in Africa, the least developed countries, small island developing states, some middle-income countries, and countries in situations of conflict. Therefore the UN General Assembly proclaimed the Third United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty (20182027). This Third Decade will focus on the development goals related to poverty eradication, including the Sustainable Development Goals. Link for Youtube View Webinar 2: Foundations for Teaching and Learning About Native Americans (YouTube, 51:06). Citation from the book for chapter 9 and 10 Schaefer, Richard T. Sociology in Modules: 2025 Release. Available from: Joyce University, McGraw-Hill Higher Education (US), 2022.