Artisans of Democracy: How Ordinary People, Families in Extreme Poverty, and Social Institutions Become Allies to Overcome Social Exclusion

2002 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Margaret K. Nelson ◽  
Jona M. Rosenfeld ◽  
Bruno Tardieu
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Extreme Poverty

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS IN THE ALLEVIATION OF EXTREME POVERTY AND SPATIAL SEGREGATION OF ROMANI PEOPLE IN SZEGED

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Boglárka MÉREINÉ BERKI ◽  
György MÁLOVICS ◽  
Janka TÓTH ◽  
Remus CREŢAN
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Mobility ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Spatial Segregation ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Urban Underclass ◽  
Bridging Capital

Even more emphasis is set on social capital in understanding, analyzing and planning poverty alleviation measures and policies. However, our understanding of the role of social capital in alleviating extreme poverty, enhancing social mobility and fighting spatial segregation, is still inadequate. Within the present study, we aim to examine and understand (1) the mechanisms that relate to social capital in the case of the segregated urban underclass and (2) the potential interventions for poverty alleviation concerning social capital. In order to examine the dynamics of poverty alleviation measures related to social capital, special attention is paid to the experiences of a cooperative network aimed at creating artificial bridging capital through the introduction of interpersonal relations locally between the middle class and underclass, the patronage network, which was initiated within a broader participatory action research (PAR) process. Our results show that bonding ties and related specific norms as tools for everyday survival easily overwrite system integration efforts for poverty alleviation and social mobility with long-term and uncertain benefits for the segregated urban underclass. In order to overcome this failure, social institutions should place more emphasis on developing meaningful interpersonal relations with the underclass since these might be able to provide personalized help, facilitation, and approximation of perspectives - all being vital for poverty alleviation and social mobility.

scholarly journals Recovered but Constrained: Narratives of Ghanaian COVID-19 Survivors Experiences and Coping Pathways of Stigma, Discrimination, Social Exclusion and Their Sequels

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger A. Atinga ◽  
Nafisa Mummy Issifu Alhassan ◽  
Alice Ayawine
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Media ◽  
Socio Economic Impact ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Organizational Withdrawal

Background: Research about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), its epidemiology and socio-economic impact on populations worldwide has gained attention. However, there is dearth of empirical knowledge in low- and middle-income settings about the pandemic’s impact on survivors, particularly the tension of their everyday life arising from the experiences and consequences of stigma, discrimination and social exclusion, and how they cope with these behavioral adversities. Methods: Realist qualitative approach drawing data from people clinically diagnosed positive of COVID-19, admitted into therapy in a designated treatment facility, and subsequently recovered and discharged for or without follow-up domiciliary care. In-depth interviews were conducted by maintaining a code book for identifying and documenting thematic categories in a progression leading to thematic saturation with 45 participants. Data were transcribed and coded deductively for broad themes at the start before systematically nesting emerging themes into the broad ones with the aid of NVivo 12 software. Results: Everyday lived experiences of the participants were disrupted with acts of indirect stigmatization (against relatives and family members), direct stigmatization (labeling, prejudices and stereotyping), barriers to realizing full social life and discriminatory behaviors across socio-ecological structures (workplace, community, family, and social institutions). These behavioral adversities were associated with self-reported poor health, anxiety and psychological disorders, and frustrations among others. Consequently, supplicatory prayers, societal and organizational withdrawal, aggressive behaviors, supportive counseling, and self-assertive behaviors were adopted to cope and modify the adverse behaviors driven by misinformation and fearful perceptions of the COVID-19 and its contagious proportions. Conclusion: In the face of the analysis, social campaigns and dissemination of toolkits that can trigger behavior change and responsible behaviors toward COVID-19 survivors are proposed to be implemented by health stakeholders, policy and decision makers in partnership with social influencers, the media, and telecoms.

scholarly journals SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY OF NATHPANTHI GOSAYI COMMUNITY IN EAST VIDARBHA

2020 ◽  
pp. 34-39
Author(s):  
Mr.Dharmadas Ghodeswar
Keyword(s):  
Social Institutions ◽  
Middle Part ◽  
Forest Area ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Developed Country ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Cultural Institution ◽  
Community People

Man is a social animal and different than other animal man has created religion and culture with marriage group, cast and class etc. Man has developed social economical, religion and cultural institution. Today modernization affect on all social institutions directly or indirectly. India is accommodated in developed country but it has plenty of problems such as poverty unemployment, backward classes and cast problems, rural backward social etc. Prof. Rathod classified that Nathpanthi Gosayi community are four types such as class live in middle part of village, outside Dalit, tribal in hilly and forest area and last one who always has roaming stage called as a Bhatka community. Roaming tribal, nomadic community has extreme poverty and backwardness which are always roaming for searching food. Forest official take their undo advantage for their selfishness. Tribal and nomadic tribal community people are illiterate and simple. They have been easily exploited by such cunning people. The students are in this community are found in extreme backward situation. They don’t have aim to peruse study, sincerity for education and fulfillment of parents dream. They prefer their traditional activities them study. The children from Nathpanthi Gosayi community ignore taking education but there are sincere about them study. Very less number of students found who pass 10the std. Therefore Researcher selected this topic for research of overall study of Nathpanthi Gosayi community, in East Vidarbha.

scholarly journals POVERTY IN RURAL AREAS: AN OUTLINE OF THE PROBLEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-78
Author(s):  
Sławomir Kalinowski
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Poverty Rate ◽  
Social Benefits ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Poverty Lines

This article is an attempt to determine the level of poverty in rural areas in Poland. The author reviewed the most important publications on poverty and the indicators that determine its scale. Relative, objective and subjective poverty lines were used to present the range of rural poverty against the background of total poverty. Analyses showed that the at-risk-of-poverty rate for rural areas in Poland amounted to 21.2%. This means that almost every fifth rural resident is at risk of poverty, whereas every tenth resident is at risk of extreme poverty. The article also presents the rural areas in Poland which are at the highest risk of social exclusion. These areas were distinguished on the basis of the number of registered families receiving social benefits. Both Eurostat (EU-SILC) and Local Data Bank of the Statistics Poland (BDL GUS) were used.

Developmental Idealism

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arland Thornton ◽  
Shawn F. Dorius ◽  
Jeffrey Swindle
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Cultural Models ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Cultural Model ◽  
Social Conventions ◽  
The World ◽  
Developmental Idealism

This paper extends theory and research concerning cultural models of development beyond family and demographic matters to a broad range of additional factors, including government, education, human rights, daily social conventions, and religion. Developmental idealism is a cultural model—a set of beliefs and values—that identifies the appropriate goals of development and the ends for achieving these goals. It includes beliefs about positive cause-and-effect relationships among such factors as economic growth, educational achievement, health, and political governance, as well as strong values regarding many attributes, including economic growth, education, small families, gender equality, and democratic governance. This cultural model has spread from its origins among the elites of northwest Europe to elites and ordinary people throughout the world. Developmental idealism has become so entrenched in local, national, and global social institutions that it has now achieved a taken-for-granted status among many national elites, academics, development practitioners, and ordinary people around the world. We argue that developmental idealism culture has been a fundamental force behind many cultural clashes within and between societies and continues to be an important cause of much global social change. We suggest that developmental idealism should be included as a causal factor in theories of human behavior and social change.

scholarly journals De la Seguridad Social para prevenir el riesgo de pobreza y exclusión social: su especial consideración a personas con discapacidad

IusLabor ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 170-197
Author(s):  
Catalina Smintinica ◽  
María José Romero Ródenas
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Regional Models ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Social State ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Minimum Income ◽  
Left Behind ◽  
Spanish Constitution ◽  
The Social ◽  
Vulnerable People

The health emergency has highlighted the need to articulate cross-cutting social measures so that both the most vulnerable people and productive sectors are not left behind, with the risk of timeliness and increased poverty appreciated in the future if not acted immediately. Within this context, a new minimum income called Minimum Vital Income was born, in an accelerated but necessary way, whose objective is to correct the high levels of inequality, un subsidized unemployment and extreme poverty in Spain, levels that, until now, have not been fully corrected with the regional models of minimum income that have also been aggravated by the Covid-19 health crisis. This new non-contributory benefit embodies an objective and fundamental advance in the model of the Social State that the Spanish Constitution proclaims in article 1.1. We are facing a new social right of a subjective nature of Spanish citizens and people legally resident in Spain, linked to the state of need, whose objective is to prevent the risk of poverty and social exclusion. This study analyses the minimum living income with special attention in the collective with disabilities.  

Conceptualizing and Theorizing Social Policy, Poverty, and Inequality

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-37
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Comprehensive Approach ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Policy Paradigm ◽  
Poverty And Inequality

The chapter conceptualizes and theorizes social policy in the context of poverty and inequality. Inequality and poverty are two concepts that are by definition multi-dimensional and, therefore, require a comprehensive approach. The chapter argues that different theories underpinned social policies of welfare states in their fight against extreme poverty and inequality. The chapter, therefore, seeks to examine the following concepts and theories as they influence the development and reform of social policies: conceptual clarifications of social policy, poverty, social exclusion and inclusion, social cohesion or equity, theoretical underpinnings that influence social policy development and reforms, and the new social policy paradigm.

scholarly journals Developmental Idealism

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 277-320 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arland Thornton ◽  
Shawn F. Dorius ◽  
Jeffrey Swindle
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Cultural Models ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Ordinary People ◽  
Cultural Model ◽  
Social Conventions ◽  
The World ◽  
Developmental Idealism

This paper extends theory and research concerning cultural models of development beyond family and demographic matters to a broad range of additional factors, including government, education, human rights, daily social conventions, and religion. Developmental idealism is a cultural model—a set of beliefs and values—that identifies the appropriate goals of development and the ends for achieving these goals. It includes beliefs about positive cause-and-effect relationships among such factors as economic growth, educational achievement, health, and political governance, as well as strong values regarding many attributes, including economic growth, education, small families, gender equality, and democratic governance. This cultural model has spread from its origins among the elites of northwest Europe to elites and ordinary people throughout the world. Developmental idealism has become so entrenched in local, national, and global social institutions that it has now achieved a taken-for-granted status among many national elites, academics, development practitioners, and ordinary people around the world. We argue that developmental idealism culture has been a fundamental force behind many cultural clashes within and between societies and continues to be an important cause of much global social change. We suggest that developmental idealism should be included as a causal factor in theories of human behavior and social change.

Poverty and Social Exclusion in Developed and Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
pp. 39-72
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Policy Option ◽  
Policy Options ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Poverty Measures ◽  
Causes Of Poverty

The chapter examines the causes and consequences of poverty and social exclusion in developed and developing countries and suggests a new social policy option. The chapter, therefore, seeks to examine concept clarification and poverty measures, causes of poverty, consequences of poverty, poverty in developed countries, poverty in developing countries, challenges of combating poverty, extreme poverty in developed and developing countries, and new social policy options.

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