02
May
2014
psychological effects of poverty
Beyond the social and economic implications of poverty, there are significant psychological ones too. In Annie Lowrey’s NYT article… …on the lives of today’s poor (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/01/business/economy/changed-life-of-the-poor-squeak-by-and-buy-a-lot.html?_r=0), this quote from a man who works three jobs, seven days a week jumped out:
“It’s hard on my psyche,” he said. “There’s no break. There’s no time to breathe. I always have to think about the next step just to survive. It’s not like I can look forward and plan, because I’m just trying to think about tomorrow.”
In my studies of homeless families, I’ve found lots of similar stories…
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