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Titre(s) : Poverty and shame [Texte imprimé] : global experiences / edited by Elaine Chase and Grace Bantebya-Kyomuhendo
Publication : Oxford : Oxford university press, 2015
Description matérielle : xiii, 319 pages ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. en fin de chapitres
This book explores Nobel laureate Amartya Sen's contention that shame lies at the
absolutist core of poverty. It draws on a wealth of empirical evidence to demonstrate
how paying greater attention to the psychological and social consequences of poverty
provides new insights into how poverty is perpetuated. Based on research in seven
very different global contexts, it reveals how, irrespective of whether people live
above or below a designated poverty line, in cultures as diverse as rural India, Uganda
and Pakistan, urban/suburban UK, China, Norway and South Korea, the ability to participate
in society as a full and recognised citizen is largely contingent on having the material
resources deemed normal for that society. When such means are not available, the common
response is to feel inadequate and to save face by withdrawing to varying degrees
from society. Such a response further limits opportunities to exit poverty and arguably
results in perpetuating its cycle. Yet society in turn plays a fundamental role in
what we term the poverty-shame nexus, by persistently evaluating others against dominant
norms and expectations and prioritising certain explanations of poverty over others.
Hence shame in relation to poverty is co-constructed, a dynamic interaction of internally
felt inadequacies and externally inflicted judgements. This book, together with the
companion volume The Shame of Poverty by Robert Walker invites readers to question
conventional understandings about poverty and its impact. In so doing, the volumes
provide a foundation for a more satisfactory global conversation about the phenomenon
of poverty than that which has hitherto been frustrated by disagreement about whether
poverty is best conceptualised in absolute or relative terms
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Chase, Elaine. Éditeur scientifique
Bantebya Kyomuhendo, Grace. Éditeur scientifique
Autre(s) forme(s) du titre :
- Titre de couverture : Poverty & shame
Sujet(s) : Pauvreté -- Société
Pauvreté -- Psychologie
Honte -- Société
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199686728. - ISBN 0199686726 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb442605558
Notice n° :
FRBNF44260555
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