I volti della povertà educativa

The phenomenon of poverty has become increasingly important in the political and social debate in Italy, representing a dangerous drift for the future of social systems. Currently, however, a vision of poverty based solely on economic conditions is widespread, which ignores the multitude of aspects and variables that condition the lives of individuals. It follows the importance of broadening the perspective with which this phenomenon is observed, also on the basis of research conducted in the sociological field. One of its dimensions on which the paper focuses is that of educational poverty due to its constituting a deprivation that produces significant feedback, particularly in the adolescent context. It is a condition of disadvantage that, added to the economic one, marks the courses of life and evolutionary trajectories.