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Journal

2021 | 47 | 2 | 188-200

Article title

Regional cultures of Ukraine and perceptions of poverty

Content

Title variants

PL
Kultury regionalne Ukrainy a postrzeganie ubóstwa

Languages of publication

Abstracts

PL
Artykuł przedstawia rozważania na temat postrzegania ubóstwa. Próbuje wyjaśnić, kiedy i dlaczego ludzie obwiniają biednych za ich lenistwo i brak silnej woli. Zróżnicowanie między regionami w zakresie winy jednostki wyjaśniono z punktu widzenia rozwoju gospodarczego i kultury lokalnej/regionalnej. Przeanalizowano paternalizm państwowy, materializm i ksenofobię jako konstrukty kulturowe, które mogą wpływać na powszechne postrzeganie ubóstwa jako stanu zawinionego przez biednego – różnice między regionami w postrzeganiu winy jednostki na Ukrainie. Dane do analizy pochodzą z badania European Value Survey, 2008. Stwierdzono, że paternalizm państwowy jest odwrotnie skorelowany z winą indywidualną ,z wyjątkiem pięciu północnych regionów Ukrainy, gdzie osoby z wyższymi ocenami paternalizmu państwowego mają tendencję do przypisywania ubogim większej, a nie mniejszej winy. W dyskusji nad wynikami odwołano się do szybkiego rozwoju gospodarczego obszaru metropolitalnego (Kijów),który sprzyja indywidualizmowi, natomiast hipoteza kulturowa podkreśla znaczenie historii relacji z własnością prywatną.
EN
The paper presents pondering on the perception of poverty. Tries to explain when and why people blame the poor for their laziness and the lack of willpower. Interregional variation in the individual blame is explained from the point of view of economic development and local/regional culture. State paternalism, materialism and xenophobia are analysed as the cultural constructs that may influence the popular perception of poverty as a poor’s fault – the interregional difference in the individual blame in Ukraine. The data for analysis are taken from the European Value Survey, 2008. It was found that state paternalism is inversely correlated with individual blame except for five northern oblasts of Ukraine, where people higher scored on the state paternalism tend to blame the poor more, not less. The discussion of the result appeals to the rapid economic development of the metropolitan area (Kiev-city) that propels individualism, while the cultural hypothesis emphasises the importance of the history of the relationship with private property.

Journal

Year

Volume

47

Issue

2

Pages

188-200

Physical description

Dates

published
2021

Contributors

  • Ukrainian Catholic University, Lviv, Ukraine

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Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

Biblioteka Nauki
2082308

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_34768_rl_2021_v472_13
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