GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES

Volume: 2 Number: 2 December 1, 2010
  • Antonella Rissotto
  • Angelita Castellani
  • Loris Di Giammaria
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GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES

Abstract

The contribution regards an analysis of gender-related role models and their relevance for poverty. Data were gathered using a semi-structured questionnaire. Poverty as a function of gender is interpreted in the present case in the light of the interrelation between economic disadvantages, inherent in the systems of integration, and social exclusion, with special reference to the family and the labour market. From this point of view, the concept of dependence represents a strategic concept that may be broken down into the dimensions of: - economic (income source); - material (non economic help in the management of the family). It will be shown how gender models have a statistically significant weight in the distribution of a greater or lesser degree of dependence. Economic dependence and material dependence may be related back to two empirical typological indexes, which summarize a set of semantically relevant indicators. Also an additional index of economic hardship has been constructed, which also summarizes specific indicators. In addition to gender profiles, the analysis takes into account specific categories of women, focusing attention on subjects that are potentially vulnerable to poverty (elderly women, women with precarious jobs and divorcees) defining their specific profiles.

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Antonella Rissotto This is me

Angelita Castellani This is me

Loris Di Giammaria This is me

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December 1, 2010

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December 1, 2010

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Year 2010 Volume: 2 Number: 2

APA
Rissotto, A., Castellani, A., & Giammaria, L. D. (2010). GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies, 2(2), 13-25. https://izlik.org/JA84BU42MA
AMA
1.Rissotto A, Castellani A, Giammaria LD. GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES. IJ-SSHS. 2010;2(2):13-25. https://izlik.org/JA84BU42MA
Chicago
Rissotto, Antonella, Angelita Castellani, and Loris Di Giammaria. 2010. “GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES”. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2 (2): 13-25. https://izlik.org/JA84BU42MA.
EndNote
Rissotto A, Castellani A, Giammaria LD (December 1, 2010) GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2 2 13–25.
IEEE
[1]A. Rissotto, A. Castellani, and L. D. Giammaria, “GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES”, IJ-SSHS, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 13–25, Dec. 2010, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA84BU42MA
ISNAD
Rissotto, Antonella - Castellani, Angelita - Giammaria, Loris Di. “GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES”. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies 2/2 (December 1, 2010): 13-25. https://izlik.org/JA84BU42MA.
JAMA
1.Rissotto A, Castellani A, Giammaria LD. GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES. IJ-SSHS. 2010;2:13–25.
MLA
Rissotto, Antonella, et al. “GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES”. International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, Dec. 2010, pp. 13-25, https://izlik.org/JA84BU42MA.
Vancouver
1.Antonella Rissotto, Angelita Castellani, Loris Di Giammaria. GENDER AND POVERTY: SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF FEMALE ROLE MODELS AND VULNERABILITY PROFILES. IJ-SSHS [Internet]. 2010 Dec. 1;2(2):13-25. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA84BU42MA