Question+2.

Question 2: What is rural poverty? What is urban poverty? What are the similarities and differences?

Resource: Eric Jensen’s //Teaching with Poverty in Mind//
 * __ Rural Poverty __**
 * Occurs in nonmetropolitan areas with populations below 50,000
 * More single-guardian households
 * Families often have less access to services
 * Support for disabilities
 * Quality education opportunities
 * Job opportunities are few
 * Problematic transitioning from welfare to the workforce
 * Poverty rate increasing
 * Exceeds urban rate every year since 1960s


 * __ Urban Poverty __**
 * Occurs in metropolitan areas with populations of at least 50,000
 * Dependent on insufficient large-city services
 * Deal with chronic and acute stressors
 * Crowding
 * Violence
 * Noise