Mentor/s
Professor Suzanne Marmo-Roman Professor Mahfuja Malik
Participation Type
Paper Talk
Abstract
10,466,000 kids under the age of 18 lived in poverty in 2019 (Census, 2020). Despite the fact children account for 22.6% of the U.S. population, they accounted for 31.1% of the total people who live in poverty (Census, 2019). Childhood poverty, and the low socioeconomic status that comes with it, is one of the more sobering problems we have in our country as children are an unfairly and unevenly impacted demographic in terms of poverty. Children have limited ability to improve or dictate the situation that they are brought up in. Also, as I will present in this paper, poverty and low socioeconomic status typically lead to long term negative impacts on physical and mental health. Awareness and understanding of the impact that SES has on child development, and the ramifications it has for the country itself, is important knowledge for people to possess. The purpose of this paper is to examine the important aspects the affects living in a low socioeconomic status household has on childhood development. Three aspects of living in a low SES household that impact childhood development are social determinants of health, adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) and educational outcomes.
College and Major available
Economics, Finance BS
Location
Digital Commons
Start Day/Time
5-5-2021 1:00 PM
End Day/Time
5-5-2021 4:00 PM
Prize Categories
Best Multidisciplinary Research or Collaboration, Best Writing (formerly called the Writing Across the Curriculum prize; the final submission date to be considered for this award is Apr 1), Most Meaningful
Analyzing How Low Socioeconomic Status Impacts Childhood Development
Digital Commons
10,466,000 kids under the age of 18 lived in poverty in 2019 (Census, 2020). Despite the fact children account for 22.6% of the U.S. population, they accounted for 31.1% of the total people who live in poverty (Census, 2019). Childhood poverty, and the low socioeconomic status that comes with it, is one of the more sobering problems we have in our country as children are an unfairly and unevenly impacted demographic in terms of poverty. Children have limited ability to improve or dictate the situation that they are brought up in. Also, as I will present in this paper, poverty and low socioeconomic status typically lead to long term negative impacts on physical and mental health. Awareness and understanding of the impact that SES has on child development, and the ramifications it has for the country itself, is important knowledge for people to possess. The purpose of this paper is to examine the important aspects the affects living in a low socioeconomic status household has on childhood development. Three aspects of living in a low SES household that impact childhood development are social determinants of health, adverse childhood experiences (ACE’s) and educational outcomes.
Students' Information
Ryan LaMay, Business Economics and Finance, Honors Student, 2021 Grad