Anti-Poverty Psychology

Carr, Stuart C.

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“…These three traditional modes of psychological work related to poverty, however, have been criticized as being static, individualistic and reductionist (Carr 2012;Hollander and Hovard 2000;Yongmie 2013; for a critical review, see Evans et al 2005). Accordingly, although poverty constitutes an important subject on which psychologists have focused directly for a considerable amount of time, the majority of studies have taken the form of an individual-level analysis, and have usually failed to take into account interactional, contextual and hierarchical aspects.…”

Section: Previous Psychological Accounts Of Povertymentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The first psychological study of the issue was Lewis' (1966) famous work in which he explained that the persistence of poverty was a product of the value priorities and particular behavioral patterns of the poor that are transmitted down from generation to generation through socialization processes, and in turn, such values and behaviors become determinants of the lower socio-economic status. Psychological works related to poverty historically take three major routes: exploring the personality characteristics of the poor; seeking the causal attributes of poverty; and focusing on psychological outcomes, and each of these continues to the present day (Carr 2012). For example, recent studies have focused on the effects of poverty on cognitive skills, subjective well-being and mental health (e.g.…”

Section: Previous Psychological Accounts Of Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While poverty in general is defined as the state of lacking a certain amount of material possessions or money (Carr 2012), scholars usually make a distinction between its absolute and relative forms (e.g. Corazzini et al 2011;Foster 1998;Yongmie 2013).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How the Poor Deal with Their Own Poverty: A Social Psychological Analysis from the Social Identity Perspective

2015

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The focus of psychological studies of poverty is usually on the psychological outcomes, causal attributions and the personality characteristics of the poor. Different from previous psychological accounts, the present study considered poverty as a group level phenomenon in the frame of Social Identity Theory, addressing the question of how poor people deal with the negative poor identity. In order to explore which of the three identity management strategies suggested by SIT (so-called individual mobility, social creativity and collective effort) would most likely be adopted by the poor to deal with the negative poor identity, a semi-structured interview study (N = 50) and a survey study (N = 170) were conducted of a sample of Turkish adults living below the poverty line, based on data from a 2011 Report of Confederation of Turkish Trade Unions (TURK-IS, 2011). The analysis of the interviews showed that when people see group boundaries as permeable and the social structure as unstable, they tend to move into higher status groups, even if they perceive the unequal social structure to be illegitimate. On the other hand, when the social structure is perceived as stable, they tend to use creative strategies. The analysis of the survey data mostly confirmed the proposed model, which suggests that a poor identity leads poor people to endorse one of the three identity management strategies through the perceptions of permeability between the poor and the wealthy, and through the perceptions of stability and illegitimacy of the status relations between the poor and the wealthy group.

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Section: Previous Psychological Accounts Of Povertymentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Previous Psychological Accounts Of Povertymentioning

confidence: 99%

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How the Poor Deal with Their Own Poverty: A Social Psychological Analysis from the Social Identity Perspective

2015

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“…Humanitarian work psychology is now a dynamic and exciting area-with its own organization (the Global Organisation for Humanitarian Work Psychology; see www.gohwp.org) and a plethora of recent edited col lections testifying to its vibrancy (see, e.g., Berry, Mc Wha, & Maynard, in press;Carr et al, 2013;Griffith, Thompson, & Armon, 2014;Olson-Buchanan, Bryan, & Thompson, 2013;Reichman, in press). Under the joint leadership of Stu Carr and Lori Foster Thompson (Carr et al, 2013) a Society for Industrial and Occupational Psy chology White Paper has outlined a range of concepts and contributions within humanitarian work psychology. One of the most important is the distinction between different types of humanitarian work psychology.…”

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Macropsychology, policy, and global health.

MacLachlan

2014

American Psychologist

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In this article I argue for the development of a macro perspective within psychology, akin to that found in macroeconomics. Macropsychology is the application of psychology to factors that influence the settings and conditions of our lives. As policy concerns the strategic allocation of resources—who gets what and why?—it should be an area of particular interest for macropsychology. I review ways in which psychology may make a contribution to policy within the field of global health. Global health emphasizes human rights, equity, social inclusion, and empowerment; psychology has much to contribute to these areas, both at the level of policy and practice. I review the sorts of evidence and other factors that influence policymakers, along with the content, process, and context of policymaking, with a particular focus on the rights of people with disabilities in the low- and middle-income countries of Africa and Asia. These insights are drawn from collaborations with a broad range of practitioners, governments, United Nations agencies, civil society organizations, the private sector and researchers. Humanitarian work psychology is highlighted as an example of a new area of psychology that embraces some of the concerns of macropsychology. The advent of "big data" presents psychology with an opportunity to ask new types of questions, and these should include "understanding up," or how psychological factors can contribute to human well-being, nationally and globally.

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“…Cependant, la plupart des études en question portaient sur des niveaux salariaux relativement élevés (Furnham, 2014). Lorsque les revenus sont plus faibles et la pauvreté matérielle plus importante, une même augmentation de salaire peut entraîner une différence plus nettement perceptible sur le niveau de vie (Carr, 2013). Pour des emplois moins bien rémunérés, le salaire peut par conséquent devenir un élément important du «contrat psychologique» qui lie le salarié à l'employeur (Coyle-Shapiro et Parzefall, 2008;Arrowsmith et Parker, 2013) ou à ceux qui le représentent tels que les supérieurs hiérarchiques (Rupp et Cropanzano, 2002).…”

Section: Sentiment De Justiceunclassified

Le salaire vital: synthèse théorique et pistes pour la recherche appliquée

Carr

Parker

Arrowsmith

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Revue Int du Travail

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Le débat s'est focalisé en grande partie sur la pauvreté et le salaire minimum, notamment le salaire minimum légal. Le rapport du BIT sur le travail dans le monde (2013) affirme à cet égard que les salaires minimaux peuvent contribuer à la croissance économique en augmentant la part salariale dans le revenu national, en stimulant la consommation et en créant des emplois au niveau local. Il faut toutefois pour ce faire que ce salaire minimum ne soit ni trop bas -il serait alors inefficace -ni trop élevé -il élève-rait excessivement le coût du travail et serait moins bien respecté (BIT, 2013).

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Anti-Poverty Psychology

Cited by 81 publications

References 224 publications

How the Poor Deal with Their Own Poverty: A Social Psychological Analysis from the Social Identity Perspective

How the Poor Deal with Their Own Poverty: A Social Psychological Analysis from the Social Identity Perspective

Macropsychology, policy, and global health.

Le salaire vital: synthèse théorique et pistes pour la recherche appliquée

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