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The phenomenology of experiencing poverty – an exploration

Author(s) -

Karen Van der Merwe

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal for transdisciplinary research in southern africa

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2415-2005

pISSN - 1817-4434

DOI - 10.4102/td.v2i1.311

Subject(s) - poverty , psychosocial , independence (probability theory) , phenomenon , culture of poverty , phenomenology (philosophy) , psychology , intervention (counseling) , sociology , basic needs , political science , social psychology , economic growth , psychotherapist , epistemology , economics , philosophy , statistics , mathematics , psychiatry

There is a plethora of research on poverty. Definitions of poverty are provided from various perspectives, reasons and causes for poverty are analysed, and descriptions are provided of the impact of poverty on adults and children. This article, however, tries to provide a unique view on the phenomenon of poverty: The focus is on a specific class of poor people, namely newly-impoverished people. It also provides a description and analysis of the very personal, subjective experience of poverty by this group of Afrikaans-speaking people. Various character strengths that may provide a sound foundation for psychosocial intervention programmes to re-launch newly impoverished people into economic independence are identified

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