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Book Chapter: Beliefs About Poverty
Title | Beliefs About Poverty |
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Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | Springer |
Citation | Beliefs About Poverty. In Michalos, AC (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, p. 353-359. Netherlands: Springer, 2014 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Synonyms
Causal attributions for poverty; Perceived causes of poverty; Perception of poverty
Definition
Beliefs about poverty are defined as personal views and perceptions about the causes of poverty. Originated from Feagin (1975), there are three main types of reasons for poverty: individualistic, structuralist, and fatalistic. Individualistic beliefs attribute poverty to the poor people themselves (personal problems) like lack of ability, effort, and morals. Structuralist beliefs locate the causes in the social and economic systems (social problems) like lack of opportunities, discrimination, and exploitation of poor people. Fatalistic beliefs put the causes beyond individual and environmental control (fate) such as luck, sickness, and chance.
Description
Poverty is defined as the family’s total income being lower than an income threshold, based on expenditures judged necessary for minimal acceptable amounts of food, housing, and other essentials (Feagin, 1975 ..... |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/201636 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Law, MF | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Shek, DTL | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-21T07:33:28Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-21T07:33:28Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Beliefs About Poverty. In Michalos, AC (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, p. 353-359. Netherlands: Springer, 2014 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9789400707528 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/201636 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Synonyms Causal attributions for poverty; Perceived causes of poverty; Perception of poverty Definition Beliefs about poverty are defined as personal views and perceptions about the causes of poverty. Originated from Feagin (1975), there are three main types of reasons for poverty: individualistic, structuralist, and fatalistic. Individualistic beliefs attribute poverty to the poor people themselves (personal problems) like lack of ability, effort, and morals. Structuralist beliefs locate the causes in the social and economic systems (social problems) like lack of opportunities, discrimination, and exploitation of poor people. Fatalistic beliefs put the causes beyond individual and environmental control (fate) such as luck, sickness, and chance. Description Poverty is defined as the family’s total income being lower than an income threshold, based on expenditures judged necessary for minimal acceptable amounts of food, housing, and other essentials (Feagin, 1975 ..... | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research | - |
dc.title | Beliefs About Poverty | en_US |
dc.type | Book_Chapter | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Law, MF: blaw@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Law, MF=rp01514 | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-94-007-0753-5_166 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 235120 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 353 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 359 | - |
dc.publisher.place | Netherlands | en_US |