The contribution of social support to the material well‐being of low‐income families

Henly, Julia R.; Danziger, Sheldon; Offer, Shira

doi:10.1111/j.0022-2445.2005.00010.x

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“…Second, as emphasized in the sociological literature, individuals can and do rely on networks of family and friends to cope with unexpected financial shocks (Biggs, 1998;Sarkasian and Gerstel, 2004;Henley, Danziger, and Offer, 2005;Harknett and Knab, 2007). Some economic models have argued that the family can be a very effective way to insure against longevity risk and can provide insurance in place of or perhaps better than financial or insurance markets (Kotlikoff and Spivak, 1981).…”

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Financially Fragile Households: Evidence and Implications

Lusardi¹,

Schneider²,

Tufano³

2011

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Section: Related Researchmentioning

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Financially Fragile Households: Evidence and Implications

Lusardi¹,

Schneider²,

Tufano³

2011

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“…217) support the idea that strong, homophilous ties and dense, homogenous networks are more effective channels of social support in routine and crisis situations than are weak, heterophilus ties and wide-ranging networks. The findings of Henly et al (2005) support the contention that informal aid is important for the everyday survival of low-income families, but it is less able to assist with economic mobility 109 . For those receiving financial support, the level of support was only a fraction of the typical welfare payment or monthly earnings (ibid.…”

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Persistent Poverty in the Netherlands : A sociological study

Noordhoff¹

2008

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All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this book may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the written permission of both the copyright owner and the author of the book. PERSISTENT 3.Conversion strategies to conquer labor market positions 55 Appendice 201 Appendix A 201References 207 Summary in Dutch 226Index 233 9 List of tables PrefaceThis manuscript is about poverty in the Netherlands during the late 1990s. I made use of the "Landscapes of Poverty"-project database (1997)(1998)(1999) . Despite the fact that the economy increased most significantly during the second half of the 1990s, (when the information and communication technology boosted industrial sectors, the state introduced new labor market policies, so that more jobs became available) the number of the long-term poor did not change (SCP, 2001; p. 40). In spite of this, these conditions did not result in fewer people in poverty (SCP, 2001; p. 46): in 1990 14,8% and 14,3% of the households were considered poor (De Beer, 2000; p. 210-2). These numbers confirm the impression that there is a stable population of socially and economically excluded people.Dutch social scientists -interested in persistent poverty -asked how this could happen while the economy was growing (cf. Engbersen, 1997). This led to a large-scale research project on poverty. This undertaking, the "Landscapes of Poverty"-project (1997Poverty"-project ( -1999 was funded by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), and aimed at describing and explaining the situation of people in poverty -those who did not (start to) profit from the boosting economy (the long-term unemployed, single parents, the elderly, and migrants). This project explored the life-world of people in poverty, demonstrating and describing the daily struggles of people in poverty. The incidence of poverty was already described in other reports; for example, the Annual Poverty Monitors contain 12 poverty statistics. The Netherlands Institute for Social Research (SCP) writes these reports, reporting on the number of people in poverty, poverty trends, spells, and dynamics, poverty measurement, and spatial distribution of poverty (cf. SCP, 1997SCP, , 1998SCP, , 1999SCP, , 2000SCP, , 2001SCP, , 2003SCP, , 2005. The "Landscapes of Poverty"-project aimed, instead, at collecting the personal stories behind these numbers to complement the existing statistical research with qualitative observations. This research proceeds from poverty definitions used by the SCP and the CBS (Dutch Central Bureau for Statistics). Commonly, two income definitions are used in the Netherlands. The first definition is the social policy minimum, which is based on the statutory minimum income as adopted by the government in its social legislation (SCP, 2004; 9-10). Because the social policy minimum is 5% more than the statutory minimum ...

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“…They point out that social networks have important implications for families' wellbeing as well as for defining successful coping strategies (Eckenrode and Hamilton, 2000). In fact, social support is one of the main ways through which families obtain resources to deal with daily life, seize opportunities and reduce uncertainty (Tietjen, 1985;Henly et al, 2005), especially when potentially stressful events occur, such as single motherhood (Cohen and Wills, 1985). The key contribution of a supportive environment to children's social development has also been highlighted (e.g., Symonds, 1939 andRollins andThomas, 1979 as early pioneers in this field of study).…”

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Investigating social support patterns of single mothers from a social network perspective

Lumino¹,

Ragozini²,

Vitale³

2016

International Review of Social Research

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In the present study, we discuss how social network analysis approach can be fruitful exploited to study social support within family studies. An ego-centred network approach is adopted within a case study about social support networks of low income single mothers living in a city of southern Italy. We address three main issues. First, we aim to describe and explore the structure of social relationships that single mothers activate in order to obtain different kind of supports. Second, we investigate the main factors that affect the amount and variety of resources embedded in the single mothers’ support networks. Third, we analyse the relationship between the received social support embedded in the ego network and the support perceived by mothers. Beyond the description of composition and structure of ego-centred networks through network measures and factorial methods, a series of regression models was estimated to assess factors explaining received and perceived support of single mothers.

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The contribution of social support to the material well‐being of low‐income families

Cited by 217 publications

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Financially Fragile Households: Evidence and Implications

Financially Fragile Households: Evidence and Implications

Persistent Poverty in the Netherlands : A sociological study

Investigating social support patterns of single mothers from a social network perspective

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