Mental Model of Poverty – Episode 9: Protecting our Public Health Podcast with Sharity Ludwig
Show Notes: Cindy Shirtcliff joins Sharity once again this week on the Protecting our Public Health Podcast, to continue their discussion regarding the Bridges out of Poverty constructs by taking a deeper dive into the ‘mental model of poverty’ and the ‘hidden rules’. Episode Highlights: Cindy’s summary of the main points from…
Cindy Shirtcliff joins Sharity once again this week on the Protecting our Public Health Podcast, to continue their discussion regarding the Bridges out of Poverty constructs by taking a deeper dive into the ‘mental model of poverty’ and the ‘hidden rules’.
Episode Highlights:
Cindy’s summary of the main points from last week’s episode
The mental model of poverty and the hidden rules
Future focus for individuals living in poverty
The impact that their living environment has for these individuals
Quotes:
“Individuals living in poverty will tell you that the most important thing to them is relationships.”
“For instance, an individual living in poverty views food differently than someone in middle class.”
“Individuals who are in poverty are struggling to get their day-to-day, immediate needs met, and they don’t have the benefit of having the ‘future focus’.”
“They put off coming to the dentist because they don’t want to miss work, they don’t want to miss income, until they have that urgency.”
