Sentence examples for stigma of poverty from inspiring English sources

However, Quirk wrote in his letter to KEO that the first series tainted the people of Mount Druitt "with the stigma of poverty, drugs, abuse and dysfunction".

I felt the stigma of poverty every hour, even in my own home, but I never admitted to friends how desperate my situation was.

Fatness used to be a sign of wealth, as it still is in some parts of Africa, but in more advanced societies it is now a stigma of poverty, since it means too many cheap carbohydrates and too little exercise — which has changed from a necessity for the poor into a luxury for the rich, as may be confirmed by a glance at the models in any fashion magazine.

Although one of the achievements of charity shops is the way they eliminated the stigma of poverty attached to those early Salvation Army places (the rich donating to the poor) by attracting everyone, the fact is increasing numbers of people hit by the recession now "need" as opposed to "choose" second-hand retail as a way of life.

As for the word "ghetto," he pointed out that "using the ghetto as a source of identity undermines the stigma of poverty and social marginality".

The stigma of menstruation compounded by the stigma of poverty shouldn't leave our neighbors without the items they need for their basic health and welfare.

It charts a transformation in the way China's blind people were "rescued" by Christian charity from stigmas of poverty and illiteracy, and were reconceived as members of Christian community by their ability to read the Bible in Chinese braille (modu zifa 摩讀字法), an adapted tactile writing system first taught in missionary schools.

Our primary aim was to explore the effect of mental illness and stigma on poverty.

The syndemic of HIV, drug use, and incarceration is exacerbated by the negative and marginalizing factors of poverty, stigma, and social isolation.

Through fair and meaningful work, these women are overcoming stigma, pulling themselves out of poverty, and rediscovering their value and worth.

He refused, because of poverty, stigma – and his own denial of HIV.