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KMID : 1001320130400030321
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Social Welfare Policy
2013 Volume.40 No. 3 p.321 ~ p.345
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Subjective Sense of Poverty Among Residents in a Urban Community
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Chong Hyun-Chong
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Abstract
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The purpose of this study is to measure the Subjective Sense of Poverty (SSP) and shed light on the concepts of poverty. In particular, the study focused on assessing the role of the mediating effect which was measured by the level of social network. Social network is a natural mutual relief function that people have. Depending on the level of social network the perception of SSP varied. The participants of this study were 356 residents who resided in B City, South Korea and they were above 20 years of age. The definition of perceived poverty is a dimension of subjective sense of poverty, and the social network consists of size, strength, and density. The methods of data analysis are stepwise regression analysis. The results are the factors that affect the SSP were examined by utilizing the stepwise regression analysis, and 11.4% to 24.8%, can be explained by the input of the social network variable and On the basis of the findings implications for policy and practice were suggested.
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KEYWORD
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Subjective Sense of Poverty, Social Network
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