Life on the edge. Rural poverty and vulnerability in XIXth century northern Sweden

`titrebSummary`/titrebThis article discusses the complex relationship between poverty and vulnerability in rural xixth century Sweden, from a regional as well as from an individual perspective. Using different definitions of poverty in fiscal sources and poor relief records the author shows that the...

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Main Author: Engberg, Elisabeth
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:French
Published: 2007
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spelling fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10670/1.4ii88i 2023-05-15T17:44:57+02:00 Life on the edge. Rural poverty and vulnerability in XIXth century northern Sweden Engberg, Elisabeth 2007-01-01 http://www.cairn.info/article.php?ID_ARTICLE=ADH_111_0031 fr fre 10670/1.4ii88i http://www.cairn.info/article.php?ID_ARTICLE=ADH_111_0031 lic_cairn Annales de démographie historique Annales de démographie historique, n`supbo`/supb 111, 1, 2007-01-01, pp.31-57 anthro-se demo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2007 fttriple 2023-01-22T17:03:39Z `titrebSummary`/titrebThis article discusses the complex relationship between poverty and vulnerability in rural xixth century Sweden, from a regional as well as from an individual perspective. Using different definitions of poverty in fiscal sources and poor relief records the author shows that the experiences of vulnerability varied, on the individual and household level as well as on the community level. Far from all of those, that must be considered socially and economically vulnerable, were supported by poor relief. On the community level the differences can to a large extent be explained by socio-economic factors while the diversity on the individual level must be attributed to a number of different factors: structural as well as individual, demographic and cultural as well as social and economical. The results suggest, that to gain a fuller understanding of the determinants of vulnerability in a population, it is necessary to combine aggregate data with life-course studies and direct further attention to the importance of factors such as gender, culture and local policy. `titrebRésumé`/titrebCet article analyse les relations complexes entre pauvreté et vulnérabilité dans les campagnes suédoises du xixe siècle, en adoptant une perspective aussi bien régionale qu’individuelle. À partir de différentes définitions de la pauvreté présentes dans les sources fiscales et dans les registres d’assistance, l’auteur montre la diversité des expériences de la vulnérabilité, tant au niveau de l’individu, du ménage qu’à l’échelle des communautés rurales. Parmi ceux qui devaient être considérés comme vulnérables socialement et économiquement, beaucoup n’étaient pas bénéficiaires de l’assistance aux pauvres. À l’échelle des communautés, les différences s’expliquent en large part par des éléments socio-économiques, mais les variations au niveau individuel doivent être attribuées à de nombreux facteurs, structurels autant qu’individuels, démographiques et culturels autant qu’économiques et sociaux. Pour une meilleure ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Unknown Fuller ENVELOPE(162.350,162.350,-77.867,-77.867)
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description `titrebSummary`/titrebThis article discusses the complex relationship between poverty and vulnerability in rural xixth century Sweden, from a regional as well as from an individual perspective. Using different definitions of poverty in fiscal sources and poor relief records the author shows that the experiences of vulnerability varied, on the individual and household level as well as on the community level. Far from all of those, that must be considered socially and economically vulnerable, were supported by poor relief. On the community level the differences can to a large extent be explained by socio-economic factors while the diversity on the individual level must be attributed to a number of different factors: structural as well as individual, demographic and cultural as well as social and economical. The results suggest, that to gain a fuller understanding of the determinants of vulnerability in a population, it is necessary to combine aggregate data with life-course studies and direct further attention to the importance of factors such as gender, culture and local policy. `titrebRésumé`/titrebCet article analyse les relations complexes entre pauvreté et vulnérabilité dans les campagnes suédoises du xixe siècle, en adoptant une perspective aussi bien régionale qu’individuelle. À partir de différentes définitions de la pauvreté présentes dans les sources fiscales et dans les registres d’assistance, l’auteur montre la diversité des expériences de la vulnérabilité, tant au niveau de l’individu, du ménage qu’à l’échelle des communautés rurales. Parmi ceux qui devaient être considérés comme vulnérables socialement et économiquement, beaucoup n’étaient pas bénéficiaires de l’assistance aux pauvres. À l’échelle des communautés, les différences s’expliquent en large part par des éléments socio-économiques, mais les variations au niveau individuel doivent être attribuées à de nombreux facteurs, structurels autant qu’individuels, démographiques et culturels autant qu’économiques et sociaux. Pour une meilleure ...
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