Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Svět kolem nás Understanding the Context 4-5th meeting POVERTY & INEQUALITY „If an American wants to live the American Dream, they should go to Danemark.“ Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 2 ART - CREATION What are the fundaments of your long-term happiness? Paint / Patchwork / Create the fundaments of your long-term happiness Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 3 No Woman No Cry by Bob Marley No, woman, no cry No, woman, no cry No, woman, no cry No, woman, no cry Said , said, said, I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown Oba, obaserving the 'ypocrites As they would mingle with the good people we meet Good friends we have, oh, good friends we've lost Along the way In this great future, you can't forget your past So dry your tears, I seh No, woman, no cry No, woman, no cry 'Ere, little darlin', don't shed no tears No, woman, no cry Said, said, said, I remember when-a we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown And then Georgie would make the fire lights As it was logwood burnin' through the nights Then we would cook cornmeal porridge Of which I'll share with you My feet is my only carriage So I've got to push on through But while I'm gone, I mean Everything's gonna be all right Everything's gonna be all right Everything's gonna be all right Everything's gonna be all right I said, everything's gonna be all right-a Everything's gonna be all right Everything's gonna be all right, now Everything's gonna be all right So, woman, no cry No, no, woman, woman, no cry Woman, little sister, don't shed no tears No, woman, no cry I remember when we used to sit In the government yard in Trenchtown And then Georgie would make the fire lights As it was logwood burnin' through the Nights Then we would cook cornmeal porridge Of which I'll share with you My feet is my only carriage So I've got to push on through But while I'm gone No, woman, no cry No, woman, no cry Woman, little darlin', say don't shed no tears No, woman, no cry Eh! (little darlin', don't shed no tears No, woman, no cry Little sister, don't shed no tears No, woman, no cry) Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 4 POVERTY – Who is poor? Living in remote countryide on your own with cca $12 a day? No access to school, medical care, signal, … Living in a rented house in a slum packed with other people, having $10 a day? Free access to school, medical care, … Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 5 Poverty is subjective • Goes hand in hand with material deprivation • Is locally specific • Is a dynamic phenomenon (the situation of people keeps changing) • The figures / data are often distorted • The most commonly used indicator is $1 a day Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 6 Poverty in question • What are the stereotypes about poverty? – Heartbreaking pictures of starving children – Homeless people – … • What are less visible results of poverty? – People eating unhealthy food … getting fat – Social exclusion – … Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 7 Fall into poverty • It is usually a series of unfortunate steps – Deteriorationg health / Sudden serious illness and the cost of medical care • No health care services / Insurance – Limited access to financial loans – Long term crop failure • The poor are more likely to be affected by financial crises Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 8 Long term causes of poverty • No social security services • No insurance system • No sufficient education • Limited or no access to information – Internet to asylum houses, local offices, … • Limited access to capital (loans) • No chance of getting a better paid job • Poor infrastructure (transport) Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 9 Does the rise from poverty mean better life? ? HOW DO THEY RELATE? • money & value • poverty & ecology (care of the environment) • being rich & being happy • … Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 10 How would you interpret this? Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 11 How would you interpret this? Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 12 How would you interpret this? Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 13 How would you interpret these? Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 14 Ted Ex – R. Wilkinson - Inequality • Gross national income as such has no straightforward correlation with life expectancy • Being poor or rich, however, is closely connected to life expectancy – Look at The Queen, D. Rockefeller, N. Winton, … • Income, Social position, Social status = RELATIVE in each society • What is GNP for, then? (Gross National Product) Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 15 Some other correlations of inequality • Our wellbeing is not any longer dependent on National Income and economic growth • More unequal societies are more likely – To retain the death penalty – To have higher rate of dropout from schools – To have lower social mobility Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 16 Income Inequality 2014 Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 17 Gender Inequality Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 18 Take a look again • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_income_equality • http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/maps-and-graphics/mapped-the-best-and-worst-countries-for-gender-equality/ • Video: 3:03 – Life expectancy – Math & Literacy – Infant mortality – Homicides - … – The more unequal country the bigger problems – The more unequal country the worse are kids doing • Video: 5:30 – Trust – Social Capital / Involvement – Mental Illness – • Video: 7:15 – Violence – Numbers of prisoners • Video: 10:00 – Sweden vs. Japan (both doing well) Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 19 (in)equality • Superiority vs. Inferiority – Status competition and consumerism – Status insecurity • Valued vs. Devalued – How we are seen and judged – Self esteem • We need to deal with pre & post tax measures Jabok – Vyšší odborná škola sociálně pedagogická a teologická Salmovská 8, 120 00 Praha 2, tel.: +420 211 222 440, fax: 211 222 441, e-mail: jabok@jabok.cz, www.jabok.cz 20 What can we do? ?