THE DEAL WITH POVERTY STRATEGIES OF WOMEN IN LOW INCOME FAMILIES

ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR DIE WELT DER TÜRKEN

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    Article Title THE DEAL WITH POVERTY STRATEGIES OF WOMEN IN LOW INCOME FAMILIES
    Article Title English THE DEAL WITH POVERTY STRATEGIES OF WOMEN IN LOW INCOME FAMILIES
    Volume / Issue Volume: 13 / Issue: 1
    EDITOR Hıdır ÖNÜR
    Berkay ERGÖZ
    Article Language Turkish
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  • Summary Turkish


    The fact of poverty one of the ways global inequalities appears affects societies especially in developing countries but this impact occurs in different forms and levels in different segments of population (women, the elderly, children, etc.). Therefore, different segments of population can develop different strategies to cope with the negative consequences of poverty. In this study, it is aimed to determine which strategies women have developed to combat poverty in low income families. For this purpose, indepth interviews were conducted with 8 women selected by purposeful sampling from low income families within the scope of qualitative research method. The interviews using the semi-structured interview form were conducted face to face. The data obtained from the interviews were evaluated using thematic analysis method. The research concluded that women have developed five strategies to combat poverty and the themes on which these strategies are evaluated are: (i) Delaying needs strategy, (ii) Optimal spending strategy, (iii) Household production strategy , (iv) Multi-use strategy, (v) Avoiding waste strategy.
  • Summary English


    The fact of poverty one of the ways global inequalities appears affects societies especially in developing countries but this impact occurs in different forms and levels in different segments of population (women, the elderly, children, etc.). Therefore, different segments of population can develop different strategies to cope with the negative consequences of poverty. In this study, it is aimed to determine which strategies women have developed to combat poverty in low income families. For this purpose, indepth interviews were conducted with 8 women selected by purposeful sampling from low income families within the scope of qualitative research method. The interviews using the semi-structured interview form were conducted face to face. The data obtained from the interviews were evaluated using thematic analysis method. The research concluded that women have developed five strategies to combat poverty and the themes on which these strategies are evaluated are: (i) Delaying needs strategy, (ii) Optimal spending strategy, (iii) Household production strategy , (iv) Multi-use strategy, (v) Avoiding waste strategy.
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