Poverty and Social Exclusion During and After Poland`s Transition to Capitalism - Four Generations of Women in a Post&#8211

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-83-233-4274-8
Verlag: Jagiellonian University Press

Buch, Englisch, 177 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 806 mm, Gewicht: 666 g

This book is about poverty in Poland during the transition to capitalism and in the decade that followed as documented in the life courses of women living in the disadvantaged neighborhoods in the post-industrial city. The authors analyze the life histories of four generations of women. The oldest are former workers in state-owned factories in which they worked until retirement and who used to be the leaders of the female working class during the socialist period. Their daughters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters became redundant on the capitalist labor market and survived on social benefits. The book goes beyond the feminization of poverty as traditionally considered in monetary terms. It searches for the causes that drive and maintain poverty that are embedded in changes in industrial relations, welfare regimes, and family structures and relations. It also discusses women' efforts and capabilities to cope with disadvantages.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bunio-Mroczek, Paulina

Potoczna, Malgorzata

Warzywoda-Kruszynska, Wielislawa

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Transformationsprozesse (Politikwiss.)

Über Autor(innen)

Paulina Bunio-Mroczek is assistant professor in the department of applied sociology and social work at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Lódz.

Malgorzata Potoczna is assistant professor in the department of applied sociology and social work at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Lódz.

Wielislawa Warzywoda-Kruszynska is full professor of sociology at the University of Lódz. The director of the Institute of Sociology for 16 years, she also chaired the department of general sociology and the department of applied sociology and social work.