Teaching about Poverty

Exercises:

Exercise 1: Examining One's Own Exposure to Poverty

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My encounters with the poor occurred first when I was:

A) a child
B) a youth
C) an adult

and that contact was initiated by:

A) me
B) a poor person
C) a third party in the context of a group interaction

My encounters with the poor have mostly been at or in:

A) work/school
B) church
C) community meetings
D) concerts
E) staff meetings
F) play or leisure activity locations
G) public spaces (on the streets, in parks, libraries, stores)
H) other:

and the duration of those encounters with the poor have tended to be:

A) brief
B) extended

When I think about the poor, I picture (Mark all that apply.):

A) whites
B) blacks
C) Hispanics
D) Asians
E) men
F) women
G) children
H) my own peers

and I think about their:

A) income
B) behavior
C) morals
D) intelligence
E) knowledge
F) abilities
G) social relations

When I converse with the poor, the topic usually is:

A) family
B) school work
C) jobs
D) the weather
E) business
F) purchases
G) serving a meal
H) sports
I) entertainment
J) personal views, ideas, etc.

My sources of information about the poor have been:

A) parents
B) friends
C) teachers
D) preachers
E) coworkers
F) the poor
G) books
H) magazines
I) TV/movies
J) newspapers
K) other

My impression of how the general public views the poor is: