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The Perception on Poverty Culture of Grade 12 Public High School Students of the City of Manila, Philippines

MATT DYLAN S. GELI | GABRIEL C. PASCUA

 

Abstract:

The Culture of Poverty (CoP), as the culture behind the poor's deprivation, persists as a manifestation of deprivation of knowledge on the factors contributing to Philippine poverty. Previous literatures presented varying interpretations of the CoP, often faced with difficulties defining its amorphous concepts, thereby affected how the researchers interpreted the student informant's narratives. The study determined the causes of poverty perceived by the student-informants and identified their perceptions and attitudes towards the CoP. Facilitating a descriptive research design, ten Grade 12 public high school students in the City of Manila, who are natural born in areas with high population saturation, of which five are considered poor under the Philippine poverty threshold, were interviewed.