Social exclusion or poverty individualisation? An empirical test of two recent and competing poverty theories

Bak, Carsten Kronborg; Larsen, Jørgen Elm

doi:10.1080/13691457.2013.878316

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“…From a theoretical point of view, those conditions are constructed all along the life course, beginning early in life with a later accentuation of initial inequalities through processes of accumulation of advantages or disadvantages (Dannefer 2003) or under the impact of critical events (Bak and Larsen 2014). It is to capture those life course dynamics that life calendars have been implemented in VLV.…”

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Representation of Vulnerability and the Elderly. A Total Survey Error Perspective on the VLV Survey

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Life Course Research and Social Policies

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Representation of Vulnerability and the Elderly. A Total Survey Error Perspective on the VLV Survey

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“…Based on selected results from Larsen (2004) Firstly, this shows how important it is to select indicators for social inclusion that are valid and meaningful in all the countries, and which can also be used to compare the countries. Secondly, depending on how narrow and broad perspectives on social exclusion are applied, different types of groups and subgroups, for example, excluded and included groups are pointed out and classified (Bak & Larsen, 2015).…”

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Definitions and Measurement of Social Exclusion<br/>—A Conceptual and Methodological Review

Bak

2018

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Poverty and inequality have long been the dominant categories to describe people's living conditions, and they continue to reflect significant problems in Danish society, even though the risk of poverty in Denmark is low compared to other European countries. However, during the 1990s, social exclusion, as a "new" concept, has in many ways drawn attention away from poverty. The article raises the question of what social exclusion can contribute with as a concept and in what way it differs from other key concepts, for example, poverty and social capital. The overall aim of the article is to provide a broad overview analysis of a number of key scientific definitions. In addition, selected quantitative and qualitative studies on social exclusion, to problematize the lack of empirical studies of social exclusion using direct measures for social exclusion, are included. Far too often, this results in the raising of questions about to what extent it is social exclusion or other related terms being "measured" in various empirical studies. Mental health is used in the discussion on "measurement" of social exclusion as a critical case to point out shortcomings in existing empirical studies and to inject nuance into the discussion of information from qualitative studies on causal processes behind social exclusion.

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“…Beck's analysis offers an explanation on the paradox in which "the patterns of social inequality have remained relatively stable yet the living conditions of the population have changed dramatically" (Beck, 1992, p. 91). Thus, the class society has given way to the individualised society where individual behaviour is now less connected to norms and values in a traditional sense and less dependent on collective identity in terms of social class (Bak & Larsen, 2015). This implies that people are leading individualistic lives with their distinct identities; therefore, poor people are a heterogeneous group (many faces of poverty).…”

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“…Poverty has a strong correlation with income even though the use of income to measure poverty has been strongly disputed (Bak & Larsen, 2015). The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) 2002 describes the poor as those who live on less than $1 per day.…”

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Analysing Poverty in Nigeria through Theoretical Lenses

Danaan¹

2018

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Various indicators suggest that poverty is a major obstacle to Nigeria's socio-economic development. Poverty has persisted and several interventions have failed to yield significant improvement in Nigeria's Human Development Index even in periods of economic growth. Plagued with the challenges of unemployment crises, climate change, conflict, fragility and violence, Nigeria (the most populous country in Africa) stands at a grave risk if poverty is not tackled. This paper explores seven theories of poverty in literature: The Culture of Poverty, Individual Deficiency Theory, Progressive Social Theory, Geographical Disparities Theory, Cyclical Interdependence Theory, Poverty Individualisation and the Theory of Social Exclusion /Cumulative Disadvantage. It reviews these theories by employing a qualitative and descriptive research approach in order to broaden the understanding of the complexities of the phenomenon of poverty from a global worldview and examine how these relate to the nature of poverty in Nigeria. It corroborates the fact that poverty in Nigeria is complex and multidimensional in its conceptualization and measurement, encompassing economic, social, cultural and psychological indicators. The paper therefore attempts to explore the phenomenon of poverty within the Nigerian context by examining these theoretical paradigms. It suggests an understanding of underlying causal factors of poverty in designing pro-poor programmes and a hydra-headed approach to tackle its menace effectively and progressively. It argues that poverty reduction is realizable by empowering people to develop resilience to cope and overcome it within the scope of their resources and capabilities.

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Social exclusion or poverty individualisation? An empirical test of two recent and competing poverty theories

Cited by 20 publications

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Representation of Vulnerability and the Elderly. A Total Survey Error Perspective on the VLV Survey

Representation of Vulnerability and the Elderly. A Total Survey Error Perspective on the VLV Survey

Definitions and Measurement of Social Exclusion<br/>—A Conceptual and Methodological Review

Analysing Poverty in Nigeria through Theoretical Lenses

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Social exclusion or poverty individualisation? An empirical test of two recent and competing poverty theories

Cited by 20 publications

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Representation of Vulnerability and the Elderly. A Total Survey Error Perspective on the VLV Survey

Representation of Vulnerability and the Elderly. A Total Survey Error Perspective on the VLV Survey

Definitions and Measurement of Social Exclusion&lt;br/&gt;—A Conceptual and Methodological Review

Analysing Poverty in Nigeria through Theoretical Lenses

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Definitions and Measurement of Social Exclusion<br/>—A Conceptual and Methodological Review