One's ability to manage the trials of poverty depends on their networks-the relationships, support, information, and resources they cultivate from them. Social ties come with obligations; whether networks ultimately help or hinder those living in poverty remains in question. This volume of The ANNALS examines the uncertain role of network systems in the context of low-income populations in the 21st century. Applying new fieldwork from subject experts across the globe, this volume highlights networks and the complex relationships that shape them, the local organizations that foster them, and…mehr
One's ability to manage the trials of poverty depends on their networks-the relationships, support, information, and resources they cultivate from them. Social ties come with obligations; whether networks ultimately help or hinder those living in poverty remains in question. This volume of The ANNALS examines the uncertain role of network systems in the context of low-income populations in the 21st century. Applying new fieldwork from subject experts across the globe, this volume highlights networks and the complex relationships that shape them, the local organizations that foster them, and the policy changes needed to bolster their value in times of economic distress.
Miranda Jessica Lubbers is associate professor at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. She received her PhD from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Her research addresses two main areas: migration and transnationalism, and poverty and livelihood strategies. Her research has been published in indexed journals like Ethnicities, the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, and Social Networks.
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Introduction - Miranda J. Lubbers, Hugo Valenzuela, Mario Small Of Morals and Markets: Social Exchange and Poverty in Contemporary Urban Mexico - Mercedes González de la Rocha Walking a Tightrope: Using Financial Diaries to Investigate Day-to-Day Financial Decisions and the Social Safety Net of the Financially Excluded - Olga Biosca, Neil McHugh, Fatma Ibrahim, Rachel Baker, Tim Laxton and Cam Donaldson Relationships Stretched Thin: Social Support Mobilization in Poverty - Miranda J. Lubbers, Hugo Valenzuela, Paula Escribano, José Luis Molina, Antònia Casellas, Jorge Grau Rebollo How Do Low-Income People Form Survival Networks? The Role of Routine Organizations as Brokers - Mario L. Small, Leah Gose My Crying Is Not a Cry by Itself: Building Sustainable Social Ties through a Poor People's Organization - Joan M. Mazelis Holiday Clubs as Community Organizations - Paul Stretesky, Margaret Anne Defeyter, Michael A. Long, Zeibeda Sattar, Eilish Crilley A Divided Sisterhood: Support Networks of Transgender Sex Workers in Urban Turkey - Ezgi Güler Gaining the Upper Hand: Perspectives on Asymmetries of Transnational Social Protection - Basak Bilecen Closing - Katherine Newman
Introduction - Miranda J. Lubbers, Hugo Valenzuela, Mario Small Of Morals and Markets: Social Exchange and Poverty in Contemporary Urban Mexico - Mercedes González de la Rocha Walking a Tightrope: Using Financial Diaries to Investigate Day-to-Day Financial Decisions and the Social Safety Net of the Financially Excluded - Olga Biosca, Neil McHugh, Fatma Ibrahim, Rachel Baker, Tim Laxton and Cam Donaldson Relationships Stretched Thin: Social Support Mobilization in Poverty - Miranda J. Lubbers, Hugo Valenzuela, Paula Escribano, José Luis Molina, Antònia Casellas, Jorge Grau Rebollo How Do Low-Income People Form Survival Networks? The Role of Routine Organizations as Brokers - Mario L. Small, Leah Gose My Crying Is Not a Cry by Itself: Building Sustainable Social Ties through a Poor People's Organization - Joan M. Mazelis Holiday Clubs as Community Organizations - Paul Stretesky, Margaret Anne Defeyter, Michael A. Long, Zeibeda Sattar, Eilish Crilley A Divided Sisterhood: Support Networks of Transgender Sex Workers in Urban Turkey - Ezgi Güler Gaining the Upper Hand: Perspectives on Asymmetries of Transnational Social Protection - Basak Bilecen Closing - Katherine Newman
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