Accounting for Poverty
Conflicting Constructions of Family Survival in Scotland, 1855-1925
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4300948 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Blaikie (0000-0001-7913-6872) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 202-226 |
| Publication date | 2005-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0952-1909 • E-ISSN: 1467-6443 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-6443.2005.00255.x |
| OpenAlex | W1998049819 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
As in England, the moral implications of pauperism were significant in the operation of the Scottish Poor Law. While the ways in which kin were distributed reflect patterns of survival embedded in local cultures, those failing to conform to an idealised family model, especially unmarried mothers, were disadvantaged, as contested relief claims indicate. Analysis considers encounters between local Inspectors and applicants using a framework that draws upon perspectives from political, moral, and particularly social economy. The outcomes of negotiation reveal how individual agency was compromised by adaptation to circumstances as much as by official and popular frames of reference
Adaptation (eye · Agency (philosophy · Disadvantaged · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Social science · Sociology · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Psychology · Scottish History and National Identity · Gender Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |