Poverty involves a wide range of meanings. In this discussion, think about the various ways a person or family could be considered to be living in poverty. Discuss poverty as a measurable condition or circumstance as well as a subjective life experience. Also think about what some of the flaws are in how we try to conceptualize, operationalize, and measure the meaning of poverty. Additionally, to what extent are Americans likely to experience poverty at some point in their lives? Where are there variations in this pattern?
In your replies to your peers, use what was discussed to answer the following questions about the social economy:
What do recent economic trends (the last 30 years or so) suggest for our ability to sustain satisfying experiences in older adulthood?
How do we define "social mission" and "economic value" as they relate to human service organizations? How can these concepts help us to make the human service sector more sustainable?