Poverty as a social construct, political science homework help

dear writer please replied to my classmates post for example you might start hello nice post....Post 1 james wrote this:Poverty is a broadly and fluidly defined social construct that hasbeen studied/ defined in the United States for the last ~50 years. Themost basic definition of poverty is one that defines poverty as anyonewithin or below the bottom margin of personal and household income inthe united states. This definition of poverty ecompasses householdearners that make less than or equal to half of the median income in theUnited States. This definition of poverty is, however, very narrow, asit does not factor in other incomes, betterments, geographicaldifferences such as taxes, living costs, and other social constraints. A lessnarrow definition of poverty is one that is extremely geocentric,possibly even down to state representative district, if one really wants to be technical. The best possible definition of poverty would also include have to take into account income inequality, living costs by age, dependencies,average rate of sufficiency, measures inequities in marketable skillsor disabilities that render a person incapable of work etc. Because thedefinition of poverty can be broken down to such a degree, it isultimately a political science/ issue in and of itself. As our textpoints out, how poverty is defined affects policy, as well as publicperception of public officials, the people actually living in povertythemselves, and even the individuals who are the furthest thing fromimpoverished. Before completing this weeks reading, I always thought of poverty as simply being the lowest bracket in income earners in the United States. Because of this very basic understanding of poverty I decided to do private research before doing my reading. What I found is that many different policy institutes define poverty a number of different ways. After completing this weeks reading it makes sense that different policy firms with different goals and targets would seek a more or less narrowed definition of what poverty is. Post 2: Qaydir wrote this:My definition of poverty would be notbeing able or struggling to afford necessities. Poverty when a personhas a hard time every day things, such as food, healthcare, and propereducation. In the text the author defines poverty as Deprivation, offood, housing, clothing, medical care, and other items required tomaintain a decent standard of living. (Johnson, 2016, pg. 108). Thereis not a clear difference between the definition of the author and mydefinition. The author used the words a decent standard of living so onecould question at whose discretion this will be left at. Every year thegovernment issues a set a number to set a line which if you fall belowyou are considered in poverty. However there are always many people isjust about or in between guidelines that will still struggle.Post 3: Cary wrote this:When it comes to any area of policyit is always smart to analyze all sides as best you can to create thebest understanding of how the policy will play out. The same applies tothis situation with the push for a physical education mandate in thestate of Delaware. Stakeholders are people who have an interest in thedesired outcome of the policy. In this case there are multitude ofdifferent people groups that this physical education mandate will havean impact on. Stakeholders involved here include; public schools, thestudents, families of students, the school faculty, the nonprofit healthorganization, Delaware legislators, other states and their physicaleducation policies. In one way or another all of these people will beeffected with the possible changes in Delaware. As it stands currentlyin Delaware, for grades k-8 there is a requirement of physical educationbut there is no specific number of what that looks like. For highschool, each student must complete a physical education credit tograduate, though the requirement for the credit is dependent on theschool. (Shape The Nation, 2016). Perhaps this non-profit wants to setmore stringent regulations to unify the physical education requirementacross the board. To make this happen you need to have different peopleall on board. You first need the legislators that will pass the law tobe on board. Without their support they will knock it down and put outany chance of it happening. Next, you need support from the peopleinvolved directly in the schools (students, teachers, etc). They are thepeople who will be directly effected the most. They can either makethis easy or difficult depending on their feelings toward the mandate.Additionally, the community needs to have a part in it. This wouldinclude parents and students who would be involved in the future who beeffected by the bill. As crazy as it may sound, input from other statescould also help move the bill along. Consulting with other jurisdictionswho have mandated similar laws could give advice on what to do or notto do to help the bill pass. Lastly, the governor needs to be on board.Ultimately he/she is the one who can make the ultimate decision onwhether it will pass or be vetoed. Legislation has many different movingparts that all need to be in place before anything can beaccomplished. BearReferences: http://www.shapeamerica.org/advocacy/son/2016/uplo...Post 4: Mamadou wrote this;Ifsuch idea was to become a success, it would be a step forward towards ahealthier generation to come. America is known for its struggle withobesity and most of it has to do with our unhealthy diets and chains offast food restaurants in our country. The CDC reported that childrenaged 6-11years in the United states who were obese increased from 7% in1980 to nearly 18% in 2012. Furthermore, current studies shows thatmore than 1/3 of the children and adolescents are overweight. Suchmandate should involve the students, parents, teachers, nutritionists,nonprofit organizations, the Delaware Department of Education, communitycolleges and universities, healthcare providers, hospitals, counties,municipalities, department of parks and recreation, and the privatesector. Physicaleducation is indeed an activity that improves childhood adolescences inmany ways. As a student in Senegal, physical education was implementedinto our curriculum for at least twice a week and was a requirement topass during national exams. While it helps shape and sustain a healthierbody, it will also improve the childrens academic behavior andachievement. Resources:https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/obesity/facts.htmhttp://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/physicalactivity/facts.htm