THEORETICAL CONCEPTS OF POVERTY IN SLOVAK MILIEU

• Authors: Benova N.
• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

EN

The first part of the contribution deals with the various theoretical concepts of poverty. It pays attention especially to the concepts of absolute and relative poverty, the concept of social exclusion and inclusion and the concept of culture of poverty. It presents a review of the basic theses as well as some comparisons and the critical considerations. The second part is dedicated to the problem of poverty in Slovakia from the point of view of the mentioned concepts. It deals with specifics of the country, with its historical, cultural, social and political context and tries to recognize the signs of the mentioned concepts in Slovak environment.

Keywords

EN

ABSOLUTE POVERTY; CULTURE OF POVERTY; POVERTY (SLOVAKIA); RELATIVE POVERTY; SOCIAL EXCLUSION & INCLUSION

Discipline

• ETHNOLOGY: ETHNOLOGY

• Publisher: Institute of Ethnology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Slovenský národopis (Slovak Ethnology)
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 54
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 145-162
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Benova N.

• N. Benova, Ustav etnologie SAV, Klemensova 19, 81364, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08SKAAAA03967848