It All Starts with Family”

Mechanisms of Intergenerational Poverty in the Veenkoloniën, the Netherlands

Bibliographic Data

ID12455448
AuthorsSanne Siete Visser (0000-0001-9883-940X, University of Groningen, corresponding author), Arjen Edzes (0000-0002-1471-6961, University of Groningen), Erik Merx (0000-0003-3659-8254, University of Groningen), Sander Van Lanen (0000-0002-0877-4508, University of Groningen)
Year2021
Volume26
Issue6
Pages520-548
Publication date2021-12-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Poverty (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-5549 • E-ISSN: 1540-7608
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10875549.2021.2010872
OpenAlexW4200458557
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited55

Mechanisms that drive the intergenerational transmission of poverty have been studied widely, but to understand how these mechanisms are at work in real life we require studies on perspectives of families who themselves are living in poverty. In this study, we combine the perspectives of multiple generations of family households in a rural area in the Netherlands. We want to understand from their own perspective what prevents these families from escaping poverty. Twenty-three family households participated in intergenerational interviews. Results show that recurrent mechanisms were often perceived to relate to rearing practices, norm-setting and geographical mechanisms (immobility and perceived place-based stigma). Family habitus structures the mechanisms that prolong and perpetuate poverty

Economic growth · Economics · Poverty · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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