It is known that poverty has more negativeeffects on disadvantaged population groupssuch as women. Furthermore, women generallytake on responsibility to cope with poverty cycle.Women, in one hand, have been influencedmore negatively by poverty; on the other handthey are first actors to cope with poverty. The aim of this study is to determine theproblems and coping strategies of divorced andpoor women. The study is an applied field workwhich is designed as a qualitative research. Inthis study, life stories of 10 women who aredivorced and getting social assistance fromKeçiören Branch of Social Assistance andSolidarity Foundation are taken by in-depthinterviews. Semi-structured interview form hasbeen used in the study. In the interview form,questions included about the childhood, familylife, school life, working life, marriage historyand divorce process of women.It is understood that interviewed womenhave been grown up in poor families, married atearly years and many of them perceive marriageas a good way to get rid of poverty cycle andnegative living conditions. It is determined that,migration history accompany their marriage life,they generally hope to have better life conditionsby moving to metropolitan cities but they havestarted to lose their hopes due to their negativemarriage experience in the course of time.Women are generally subjects to torture by theirhusbands or his relatives. It is concluded thatthe problems have been effected on women’smental health. When examine the marriage
Yoksulluğun kadınlar gibi dezavantajlı nüfus grupları üzerinde daha olumsuz etkiler yarattığı bilinen bir durumdur. Dahası, yoksulluk döngüsünü kırmak için başa çıkma stratejileri bulma görevini genellikle kadınlar üstlenmektedir. Kadınlar bir yandan yoksulluktan daha fazla etkilenirken diğer yandan yoksullukla baş eden birincil aktörler olarak ön plana çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, boşanmış ve sosyal yardım alan yoksul kadınların yoksullukla ilişkili sorunlarının ve başa çıkma stratejilerinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmada, Keçiören Sosyal Yardımlaşma ve Dayanışma Vakfından sosyal yardım alan ve boşanmış 10 kadının, derinlemesine görüşmeler yoluyla yaşam öyküleri alınmıştır. Araştırmada yarı yapılandırılmışla mücadele etmek için farklı yollar denedikleri görülmektedir
Other ID | JA46GG49BH |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | March 1, 2007 |
Submission Date | March 1, 2007 |
Published in Issue | Year 2007 Volume: 15 Issue: 1 |