Essays about: "individualization of poverty"

Found 2 essays containing the words individualization of poverty.

1. 1. Poverty in a Rich Country - A Case Study on the Perception of Poverty in Japan

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Kotoe Mimura; [2019-09-20]
   Keywords : poverty; Japan; self-responsibility; undeserving poor; perception of poverty; individualization of poverty; discourse; inequality;

   Abstract : Since the economic recession in Japan in the 1990s, there has been a rapid increase in inequality. Along with the recession which was accompanied by the increase of aging population, the introduction of a new employment policy backed by neoliberal economy has been contributing to the growth of inequality. READ MORE

3. 2. Silence is Golden : a Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Billionaires and Economic Inequality in the Swedish News Media

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Axel Vikström; [2018]
   Keywords : Economic inequality; The super-rich; Billionaires; Wealth; Critical discourse analysis; News media; Neo-liberalism; Undeserving rich; Visibility management; Silence; Sweden; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Economic inequality is growing rapidly worldwide. Despite research showing that higher inequality within a society corresponds with a higher rate of public health and social problems, there exist little organized resistance against the neo-liberal economic policies that allow the super-rich to pull away from the rest of the population. READ MORE