scholarly journals THE DEAL WITH POVERTY STRATEGIES OF WOMEN IN LOW INCOME FAMILIES

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-225
Author(s):  
Hıdır ÖNÜR ◽  
Berkay ERGÖZ
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Research Method ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Production Strategy ◽  
Low Income Families

The fact of poverty one of the ways global inequalities appears affects societies especially in developing countries but this impact occurs in different forms and levels in different segments of population (women, the elderly, children, etc.). Therefore, different segments of population can develop different strategies to cope with the negative consequences of poverty. In this study, it is aimed to determine which strategies women have developed to combat poverty in low income families. For this purpose, indepth interviews were conducted with 8 women selected by purposeful sampling from low income families within the scope of qualitative research method. The interviews using the semi-structured interview form were conducted face to face. The data obtained from the interviews were evaluated using thematic analysis method. The research concluded that women have developed five strategies to combat poverty and the themes on which these strategies are evaluated are: (i) Delaying needs strategy, (ii) Optimal spending strategy, (iii) Household production strategy, (iv) Multi-use strategy, (v) Avoiding waste strategy. Key Words: Poverty, dealing with poverty strategies, low income families, women.

The assessment of cognitive function in the elderly using videoconferencing

1998 ◽  
Vol 4 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 36-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Ball ◽  
Alison Puffett
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Inner City ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
The Other ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Old Age Psychiatry ◽  
Videoconferencing System

People over the age of 65 were recruited from an inner-city old-age psychiatry service. Subjects had a structured interview (the CAMCOG test) by videoconferencing, and also face to face, by an investigator blind to the results of the test in the other mode. Reassessments were carried out within one week of the initial assessment. Eleven subjects were initially enrolled in the study and eight completed both modes. The number of patients in this study is very small but the results suggest that the CAMCOG test can be used reliably over a videoconferencing system without major modification.

Double Dearth Effect

2022 ◽  
pp. 95-112
Author(s):  
Judy Cañero Bautista ◽  
Al Ryanne Gabonada Gatcho
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Narrative Inquiry ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Life Experiences ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Working Definition ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter presents a narrative inquiry on the life experiences of three Filipino families who belong to each representation of socioeconomic status. Furthermore, it unpacks the temporal, social, and geophysical or spatial elements of their narratives in relation to the disruptive effects of the coronavirus pandemic on their resources, access, and literacy practices. Subsequent to securing their consent, each family was subjected to an online recorded semi-structured interview where they shared their life experiences. The recorded responses were later transcribed and analyzed using Montero and Washington's lens in exploring narratives. The researchers ultimately provide collaborative narratives of the three families' experiences and theorize on the specific experiences of poor or low-income families against the experiences of the middle class and the rich or high-income families. The researchers end the chapter by offering a working definition of their concept called the double-dearth effect.

Emerging Adult Essay

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tsang Suet Yee Michelle
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Emerging Adult ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Chinese Student ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The University

I am a 19-year-old female Chinese student studying business and law at the University of Hong Kong. I have participated in volunteering activities since secondary school. I taught computer classes for the elderly and gave free lessons to children from low-income families. I hosted games for the mentally challenged. I took part in flag-selling activities. I also participated in a service trip last year....

scholarly journals Obesity and underweight among Brazilian elderly: the Bambuí Health and Aging Study

2003 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 605-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandhi M. Barreto ◽  
Valéria M. A. Passos ◽  
Maria Fernanda F. Lima-Costa
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Social Deprivation ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nutritional Deficiencies ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Cruzi Infection

The coexistence of obesity (body mass index, BMI > or = 30kg/m²) and underweight (BMI <= 20kg/m²) and related factors were investigated among all residents aged 60+ years in Bambuí, Minas Gerais State, using multinomial logistic regression. 1,451 (85.5%) of the town's elderly participated. Mean BMI was 25.0 (SD = 4.9kg/m²) and was higher for women and decreased with age. Prevalence of obesity was 12.5% and was positively associated with female gender, family income, hypertension, and diabetes and inversely related to physical activity. Underweight affected 14.8% of participants, increased with age, and was higher among men and low-income families. It was negatively associated with hypertension and diabetes and directly associated with Trypanosoma cruzi infection and > or = 2 hospitalizations in the previous 12 months. Both obesity and underweight were associated with increased morbidity. The association of underweight with T. cruzi infection, increased hospitalization, and low family income may reflect illness-related weight loss and social deprivation of elderly in this community. Aging in poverty may lead to an increase in nutritional deficiencies and health-related problems among the elderly.

Hard Times and Harder Minds: Material Hardship and Marital Well-Being Among Low-Income Families in South Korea

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (18) ◽  
pp. 2545-2566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce Shim ◽  
RaeHyuck Lee ◽  
Jaeseung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Family Life ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Material Hardship ◽  
Spousal Relationship ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Household Heads

Experiencing material hardship may bring various negative consequences for married couples and family members. However, little is known about this topic in Korea. Using a nationally representative sample from the Korean Welfare Panel Study, we examined how material hardship was associated with marital well-being among low-income families in Korea, separately for husbands (i.e., male household heads) and wives. Overall, we found experiencing any material hardship was associated with lower levels of satisfaction of both family life and spousal relationship, consistently for husbands and wives. We also found depression and self-esteem partially mediated the associations in both groups. Furthermore, among individual items of material hardship, experiencing food hardship was associated with lower levels of satisfaction of family life for both husbands and wives, whereas experiencing problems with credit was associated with lower levels of satisfaction of both family life and spousal relationship for wives but not for husbands.

scholarly journals Öğretmenlerin Mesleki Deneyimlerinin İncelenmesi: Öğretmen Olmanın Anlamına İlişkin Fenomenolojik Bir Çalışma / Phenomenological Research on the Meaning of Being a Teacher

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 333
Author(s):  
Didem Koşar
Keyword(s):  
Research Method ◽  
Sampling Methods ◽  
Phenomenological Research ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Teaching Experiences ◽  
Self Renewal ◽  
Related Literature ◽  
Professional Experiences ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Phenomenological Design

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p class="Default">The aim of this research was to analyze how teachers make sense of being a teacher depending on their professional experiences. This research was designed in descriptive phenomenological design under the qualitative research method that focuses on determining how teachers make sense of teaching experiences. Criterion sampling and maximum variation sampling under purposeful sampling methods were conducted to select the participant of the present study. The data of the study were gathered through a semi-structured interview form including open-ended questions developed by the researcher. A systematic process composed of the steps entitled bracketing, phenomenological reduction, imaginative variation and synthesizing of meanings and essences was conducted to analyze the data. Results revealed that being a teacher was composed of six interrelated components entitled touching the lives of the others, being versatile, self-renewal, guiding, providing new perspectives and struggling with difficulties. The results of the research were discussed in line with the related literature.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p class="Default">Bu araştırmanın amacı, öğretmenlerin mesleki deneyimlerine dayalı olarak öğretmenliğe nasıl anlam yüklediklerini incelemektir. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemi ve betimsel fenomenolojik desende yürütülmüştür. Çalışma grubunun belirlenmesinde amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden ölçüt örnekleme ve maksimum çeşitlilik örneklemesi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada verilerin toplanması amacıyla araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen ve açık uçlu sorulardan oluşan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerinin analizinde parantezleme, fenomenolojik redüksiyon, imgesel çeşitleme ve anlam ve özlerin sentezlenmesi basamaklarından oluşan bir süreç takip edilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları öğretmenlerin deneyimlerinden hareketle öğretmenliğin hayata dokunma, çok yönlü olma, kendini yenileme, yol gösterme, ufuk açma, zorluklarla mücadele edebilme olmak üzere altı temel bileşenden oluştuğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Araştırma sonuçları, ilgili alan yazın doğrultusunda tartışılmıştır.</p>

scholarly journals Connecting with home, keeping in touch: physical and virtual mobility across stretched families in sub-Saharan Africa

Africa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 404-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gina Porter ◽  
Kate Hampshire ◽  
Albert Abane ◽  
Alister Munthali ◽  
Elsbeth Robson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Urban Neighbourhoods ◽  
Virtual Mobility ◽  
History Of ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Sub Saharan

AbstractThere is a long history of migration among low-income families in sub-Saharan Africa, in which (usually young, often male) members leave home to seek their fortune in what are perceived to be more favourable locations. While the physical and virtual mobility practices of such stretched families are often complex and contingent, maintaining contact with distantly located close kin is frequently of crucial importance for the maintenance of emotional (and possibly material) well-being, both for those who have left home and for those who remain. This article explores the ways in which these connections are being reshaped by increasing access to mobile phones in three sub-Saharan countries – Ghana, Malawi and South Africa – drawing on interdisciplinary, mixed-methods research from twenty-four sites, ranging from poor urban neighbourhoods to remote rural hamlets. Stories collected from both ends of stretched families present a world in which the connectivities now offered by the mobile phone bring a different kind of closeness and knowing, as instant sociality introduces a potential substitute for letters, cassettes and face-to-face visits, while the rapid resource mobilization opportunities identified by those still at home impose increasing pressures on migrant kin.

The Impact of Health Care Financing on Family Budgets

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 691-714 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith Rasell ◽  
Jared Bernstein ◽  
Kainan Tang
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Private Insurance ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
High Income ◽  
Medical Expenditure ◽  
Health Care Spending ◽  
Expenditure Survey ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Impact

Although businesses, federal and state governments, and insurance companies are major funding sources for health care, they are just intermediate sources. Ultimately, individuals and families pay all health care costs through out-of-pocket spending, insurance premiums, or federal, state, and local taxes. Using a microsimulation model with data from the 1987 National Medical Expenditure Survey, the Internal Revenue Service's Individual Tax Model, and the Consumer Expenditure Survey, the authors examine the distribution of health care spending, by decile, among families and individuals. They find that the distribution of health expenditures is very regressive, with low-income families paying twice the share of income paid by high-income families. The distribution of out-of-pocket expenditures, which comprise 24 percent of total spending, is the most regressive, with low-income families paying 8.5 times the share of income paid by high-income families. Spending on premiums is also regressive, and the regressivity would increase if everyone had private insurance. Expenditures through the public sector are progressive. Regressivity is greater among the elderly than the nonelderly. Out-of-pocket expenditures account for 41 percent of all health care spending by the elderly. A more equitably financed health care system would increase the share of funding raised through progressive taxes, and decrease reliance on expenditures made out of pocket and on premiums.

scholarly journals Medication Management Capacity Among Older Residents of Low-Income Apartment Buildings

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 761-761
Author(s):  
Amal Badawoud ◽  
Pamela Parsons ◽  
Juan Lu ◽  
Emily Peron ◽  
Teresa Salgado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Medication Management ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Apartment Buildings ◽  
Management Capacity ◽  
Medication Management Capacity

Abstract MMC is an essential component of safe and independent living. This cross-sectional study was designed to assess MMC among low-income older persons residing in HUD-subsidized housing, located at one of five apartment buildings in urban Richmond, VA. Medication Management Instrument for Deficiencies in the Elderly (MedMaIDE) was used to measure MMC during individual, face-to-face interviews. Of the 107 participants, 89% were African-American with an average age of 68.5 years (±7.2), an average of 4.9 (±2.9) comorbidities and using approximately 8 (±4.1) medications on a regular basis. The mean deficit in MMC was 3 (±2.0). The most difficult skill was naming all of the medications (69.2%) followed by stating the indication (46.7%) and knowing how or when all of the medications should be taken or identifying existing refills (38.3%). Many older residents of low-income housing experience challenges in managing medications.

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