"Feeling Less Than a Second Class Citizen": Examining the Emotional Consequences of Poverty in New York City
"Feeling Less Than a Second Class Citizen": Examining the Emotional Consequences of Poverty in New York City
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DOI：
10.1177/0192513x18760348
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发表时间：
2018-07-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Walker, Robert
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作者：
Ali, Samira;Bahar, Ozge Sensoy;Walker, Robert
有人认为，生活在贫困中的个人感到羞耻，因此，在各种社会和制度空间中体验到它。然而，人们对美国的这种动态知之甚少。这项研究调查了生活在贫困中的个人的贫困和羞耻感之间的关系。在纽约对60名参与者进行了个人半结构化访谈。结果显示，参与者在作为(a)照顾者（当无法提供物质物品并试图跟上社会中的其他人时）和(b)社会福利接受者（当在福利办公室和获得福利时）的角色时，会感到羞耻、愤怒和沮丧。尽管经历了这些令人衰弱的情绪，参与者制定并使用策略来管理这些情绪和情况。这些发现指出了社会和制度实践在塑造情绪方面的作用。
It has been argued that individuals living in poverty are shamed, and thus, experience it in various social and institutional spaces. However, little is known about this dynamic in the United States. This study examined the relationship between poverty and shame among individuals living in poverty. Individual semistructured interviews were conducted with 60 participants in New York, NY. The results reveal that participants experience shame, anger, and frustration in their roles as (a) caregivers when being unable to provide material items and trying to keep up with others in society and (b) social welfare recipients when at the welfare office and accessing welfare benefits. Despite experiencing such debilitating emotions, participants formulated and used strategies to manage these feelings and situations. These findings point to the role of social and institutional practices in shaping emotions.