Poverty, segregation and social exclusion of Roma communities in Slovakia

Rochovská, Alena; Rusnáková, Jurina

doi:10.2478/bog-2018-0039

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“…Similar findings were described for Roma populations in other countries [85]. Regions of Slovakia with a significant concentration of Roma population with a high degree of spatial segregation are often referred to as regions of poverty [35,86,87].…”

Section: Mortality and Life Expectancysupporting

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Demographic Changes in Slovak Roma Communities in the New Millennium

Dická

2021

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The study identifies the Roma population’s demographic specifics in Slovakia and graphically depicts the current situation and ongoing developments. The research methodology consisted of sociological surveys and data from secondary sources, including “The Statistical Office” and previous research on this issue. Demographic analysis from 1996 to 2018 was performed on the Roma study sample, and population changes were examined separately based on the degree of concentration in Slovak municipalities. The particular emphasis here is placed on those with a Roma population proportion of at least 80%. The new millennium indicates changes in the Roma population’s reproductive behavior, with a decline in birth rate, fertility, and population growth. Moreover, the increased average life expectancy signals an improved mortality rate, especially during childhood. While these changes do not indicate a reduction or stabilization of the growth of the Roma population in Slovakia, population growth is slightly declining due to changes in the reproductive behavior of Roma women, which is a positive indicator of social emancipation. The work provides valuable insight into the main demographic features of behavior and changes in the behavior and population development of the Roma ethnic group in Slovakia.

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Section: Mortality and Life Expectancysupporting

confidence: 72%

Demographic Changes in Slovak Roma Communities in the New Millennium

Dická

2021

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“…When compared with the Roma, the Hungarian ethnic minority in Slovakia enjoys a higher status, which is reflected in their standard of living that is similar to that of the Slovak majority; in the extensive system of schools with Hungarian language instruction; well-organized Hungarian ethnic political parties that have repeatedly formed part of governing coalitions; and the vigorous political, economic and cultural support of their kin-state—Hungary ( Stroschein, 2018 ). In contrast, the Roma communities in Slovakia suffer from extreme poverty, social exclusion, and spatial segregation ( Rochovská and Rusnáková, 2018 ). They are also subject to stigmatization, marginalization, blatant prejudice and dehumanization ( Kteily et al, 2015 , Study 4).…”

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The Impact of Response Instruction and Target Group on the BIAS Map

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Response instructions—inviting participants to respond from a certain perspective—can significantly influence the performance and construct validity of psychological measures. Stereotype Content Model (SCM) and then the BIAS map (“behaviors from intergroup affect and stereotypes”) were originally developed as universal measures of shared cultural stereotypes—participants’ perceptions of what most of the people in a society think about the target group—and their related social-structural antecedents, emotions and behavioral tendencies. Yet a number of studies have adopted a different response instruction focusing on individual stereotypes—what the participants personally think about the target group. So far, there is little evidence to suggest how these two different response instructions (individual vs. shared cultural perspective) might influence the performance of the BIAS map, especially when applied to target groups that elicit different normative and social desirability concerns. To provide novel evidence, we conducted an experiment with a representative sample of ethnic Slovaks ( N = 1269). In a 2 × 2 factorial design, we found response instruction (individual vs. shared cultural perspective) and target group [stigmatized ethnic minority (the Roma) vs. non-stigmatized ethnic minority (the Hungarians)] had significant effects on the BIAS map and their interaction had significant effects on the social structure and behavioral tendencies (but not on stereotypes and emotions) scales. Exploratory analysis also points to partial influence on the mediation hypothesis underlying the BIAS map and minor effects on its scale properties. Our evidence suggests that the difference between individual stereotypes and shared cultural stereotypes partially depends on the target group in question and that they should be treated as two potentially separate constructs.

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“…Furthermore, the intensity of development in the periphery areas is due to the relatively low land value when compared to the land value in the core city and limited land for the development of various socio-economic activities. In core metropolitan areas where land is scarce, and land values are usually much higher than in non-core peripheral areas [51]. The urban agglomeration of the Mamminasata Metropolitan suburbs is characterized by the grouping of socioeconomic activities towards community segmentation and socio-economic segregation.…”

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Land Use Change, Spatial Interaction, and Sustainable Development in the Metropolitan Urban Areas, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

Surya

Ahmad

Sakti

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Metropolitan Urban Mamminasata South Sulawesi, Indonesia as the object of study is explored in the core-peripheral spatial interaction towards the formation of suburban service centers. The problems raised in this study are (i) is there a relationship/correlation between spatial integration, spatial interaction, and urban agglomeration to the formation of urban activity systems and (ii) how the formation of urban activity systems works as a determinant of economic growth, land use change and environmental quality degradation towards sustainable development in the metropolitan city of Mamminasata. Comparative studies of suburban areas have been carried out over three time periods (2001, 2015 and 2019). Data elaboration on observations, surveys and documentation is done to describe urban dynamics in terms of economic, social and environmental aspects. Path analysis is used to address direct effects, indirect effects, differences, and dependencies between urban elements. The gravity model is used to analyze the spatial interactions of the core city with the periphery. The study results show that spatial integration, spatial interaction and urban agglomeration have a positive effect on the system of urban activity and economic growth in the outskirts of the Mamminasata Metropolitan area. The results of this study recommend policy makers and urban planners that land use change, spatial integration and urban spatial interactions on the spatial scale of metropolitan cities to require the implementation of sustainable development concepts oriented towards saving the environment, ensuring fairness in economic access and creating social cohesion, in line with meeting national Metropolitan city development targets by 2030.

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Poverty, segregation and social exclusion of Roma communities in Slovakia

Cited by 16 publications

References 14 publications

Demographic Changes in Slovak Roma Communities in the New Millennium

Demographic Changes in Slovak Roma Communities in the New Millennium

The Impact of Response Instruction and Target Group on the BIAS Map

Land Use Change, Spatial Interaction, and Sustainable Development in the Metropolitan Urban Areas, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia

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