Poverty Flashcards
1
Q
What was Charles’s Booth investigation on poverty and was did it show?
A
- His investigation was the 1st scientific estimates if poverty
- he interviewed 4000 people
- he concluded that poverty was closer to 30% than 25% (government estimate)
- the 30% were people who could not afford shelter, clothing or food
2
Q
What did Rowntree say the main causes of unemployment were?
A
- economic
- Unemployment
- low wages
3
Q
Who did Rowntree build his work on and were did he investigate poverty?
A
- Booth’s work
- York- 28% lived in poverty
4
Q
What did Rowntree establish that was needed to stay out of poverty?
A
To have 21 shillings a week
5
Q
What did both Booth and Rowntree show?
A
That people who couldn’t afford bare necessities of could fall into poverty on factors beyond their control
6
Q
What also could have caused poverty too?
A
- unemployment
- irregular work
- low wages
- old age
- sickness
- premature death of main wage earner
- all problems that could be caused be society too
7
Q
What did families suffer from due to poverty?
A
- lack of education
- poor diet
- decent housing
8
Q
What did the find inning of Booth/Rowntree of new liberalism have an impact on?
A
Social legislation
