Talking of poverty
From the analytical to the political
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6421773 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Keetie Roelen (0000-0001-7801-3096, The Open University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 416-421 |
| Publication date | 2024-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Discourse & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-9265 • E-ISSN: 1460-3624 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09579265241292738 |
| OpenAlex | W4403790018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 15 |
Poverty talk has far-reaching effects at personal and society level. Overwhelmingly negative narratives undermine mental health of people in poverty and forces them in a position to cope with, resist and contradict the fallacious stereotypes that are spread about them. Narratives are not shaped in a vacuum, nor are they value neutral. Power is at the heart of poverty discourse, with words carefully curated to create and reinforce societal hierarchies and inequalities. Building on the contributions in this special issue, this conclusion therefore argues that studies of poverty discourse cannot confine themselves to the analytical but must also engage with the political
Political science · Politics · Poverty · Sociology · Income, Poverty, and Inequality
The shame of it
Poverty stigma, mental health, and well‐being
Nostalgia narratives? Pejorative attitudes to welfare in historical perspective
Living with and responding to the 'scrounger' narrative in the UK
The merging of knowledge? Lived experience of poverty and its place in public debate
Realising poverty in all its dimensions
Dignity and Stigma among South African Female Cash Transfer Recipients
Shame on Us
Defining, labelling and evaluating poverty
Poverty constructions and discursive strategies employed by participants in the Finnish Basic Income Experiment
The disappearance of ‘poverty’ in Dutch House of Representatives debates on the sexual exploitation of children in travel and tourism (SECTT)
Automating Inequality
Receiving Social Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |