According to the Brazilian news agencies, approximately 41% of the seven million children below the age of fourteen years live in low-income families (Forte 1). For instance, in northern regions, that have the worst situation, about 60% of children live in households earning below half of the minimum income, where approximately 5.9 million dwell in absolute poverty (Forte 1). Thus, it is necessary for Child Welfare Organization (CWO) to find the solution for this problem in Brazil.
To solve the problem, CWO should start by helping Brazilians in amending cultural values and developing positive attitudes towards work (Openstax 4). Besides, CWO should advocate for economic development through measures such as industrialization (Openstax 4). Correspondingly, CWO should fight against vices such as stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination against the poor groups where children come from (Openstax 4).
However, there are foreseen challenges in solving child poverty in Brazil. For instance, an encounter with racial profiling where racists discriminate others especially on material allocation (Openstax 5). Besides, ethnicity poses a challenge because minority groups can be impecunious. According to scapegoat theory, dominant group can transfer its inexplicable aggression onto a minority group (Openstax 5). Likewise, challenges of stereotypes, prejudice can inhibit the allocation of resources to the areas where child poverty is high.
Solving social problems is a complex undertaking because, according to functionalists, global inequality exists because some countries are more receptive to new technology than others (Openstax 7). Besides, conflict theory asserts that advanced nations exploit resources of the developing countries (Openstax 7). Similarly, from symbolic interaction theory, global stratification has different connotations within individuals from the superior and those from the peripheral nations, meaning there is no standard measure of poverty (Openstax 7).
Works Cited
Forte, Jay. "Forty Percent of Children under 14 Years Old Live in Poverty in Brazil.” The Rio Times, 2017, riotimesonline.com/brazil-news/rio-politics/forty-percent-of-children-under-14-live-in-poverty-in-brazil/. Accessed 25 June 2018.
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