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Book review: Women in Deep Poverty

Szaboova, Rita · 2016

Abstract

In the presented book, Dr Czibere Ibolya explicitly deals with the issue of poverty in general but also with reference to female poverty in particular. On the basis of her research, the author tries to address the issues related to gender differences, as well as the hardships of women who experience their poverty or, more precisely, how they assess their situation compared to that of men. The main theme of the book is approached through a variety of situations in the lives of women who have found themselves facing poverty in the past as well as today. Because of these facts and reasons, the reviewed publication coincides with the current discussions related to many historical and social areas. The described issue is still relevant, especially given the current social development and political situation. The author of the scientific monograph manages to select highly current issues related to social work both in Hungary and Slovakia, as well as in many other countries of the world. The issue of women’s poverty appears to play a significant role in our part of the world. To tackle this complex issue, the author formulates a goal that is relatively difficult to reach – to identify and characterise the factors and conditions underlying the development of women’s poverty in society. This way, the author makes a valuable contribution to the ongoing systematisation of the existing theory and practice focusing on the theoretical and methodological aspects of the issue, as well to the state of the art in the field. The publication not only accumulates a lot of relevant information, but also meets the goals set at the start of the research.

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Book review: Women in Deep Poverty

Author: Szaboova, Rita
Year: 2016
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Book e iew:
Women in Deep Po e y
Czibe e, Ibolya. Women in deep po e y
Budapes : L’Ha ma an Kiadó, 2012, 239 p. ISBN 978-963-26524-4
RITA SZABOOVA
Uni e si y o P ešo , Slo akia, Facul y o A s
Ins i u e o Educology and Social Wo k, Social Wo k Doc o al P og am
In he p esen ed book, D Czibe e Ibolya explici ly deals wi h he issue o po e y in
gene al bu also wi h e e ence o emale po e y in pa icula . On he basis o he
esea ch, he au ho ies o add ess he issues ela ed o gende di e ences, as well
as he ha dships o women who expe ience hei po e y o , mo e p ecisely, how
hey assess hei si ua ion compa ed o ha o men. The main heme o he book is
app oached h ough a a ie y o si ua ions in he li es o women who ha e ound
hemsel es acing po e y in he pas as well as oday. Because o hese ac s and
easons, he e iewed publica ion coincides wi h he cu en discussions ela ed o
many his o ical and social a eas. The desc ibed issue is s ill ele an , especially gi en
he cu en social de elopmen and poli ical si ua ion. The au ho o he scien i ic
monog aph manages o selec highly cu en issues ela ed o social wo k bo h in
Hunga y and Slo akia, as well as in many o he coun ies o he wo ld. The issue o
women’s po e y appea s o play a signi ican ole in ou pa o he wo ld. To ackle
his complex issue, he au ho o mula es a goal ha is ela i ely di icul o each –
o iden i y and cha ac e ise he ac o s and condi ions unde lying he de elopmen
o women’s po e y in socie y. This way, he au ho makes a aluable con ibu ion
o he ongoing sys ema isa ion o he exis ing heo y and p ac ice ocusing on he
heo e ical and me hodological aspec s o he issue, as well o he s a e o he a in
he ield. The publica ion no only accumula es a lo o ele an in o ma ion, bu also
mee s he goals se a he s a o he esea ch.
As a collec ion o p o essional indings and obse a ions in he a ea o sociology
and social wo k, his monog aph is comp ised o 240 pages ha a e no only
signi ican o an academic s udy bu a e also ep esen a i e o he uniquely global
na u e o he issues i ocuses on. The publica ion can se e as a g ea sou ce o s udy
ma e ials o s uden s o social wo k as i p o ides de ailed in o ma ion on issues
ela ed o gende s udies and po e y. Wha I eally like abou his highly schola ly
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book is ha he ex is well-o ganised and eade - iendly which will be app ecia ed
by anyone who ha e mas e ed he basics o social wo k heo y.
The book is di ided in o ou majo heo e ical and empi ical pa s, concluded wi h a
b oadly de ined esea ch pa . The book has a highly use ul o ganisa ion o chap e s,
each o hem app oaches he issue in ques ion ch onologically.
En i led The social amewo k o in e p e a ion o po e y, he i s chap e
mainly deals wi h he cul u e o po e y, social exclusion, li ecycles and pa e ns
o li e li ed by he poo . La e on, i p o ides a scheme o measu ing po e y and
po e y- ela ed si ua ions in e ms o hei du a ion and ways o p o iding (non-
inancial) aid.
The nex chap e is de o ed o women’s po e y om a his o ical pe spec i e. I
de ines women’s li es be o e he libe a ion se dom, expec ed beha iou al pa e ns
o men and women in u al cul u es, de e io a ing ela ionships in he amily and
he dis up ion o emo ional ela ionships, he li e o women in gene al as well as he
li e o women wo king in indus y. The second pa o his chap e p esen s changes
in he e a o socialism and hei homogenisa ion in he lowes segmen o he labou
ma ke , ocusing on he li e o women and hei wo king condi ions. The hi d
chap e is de o ed o he cu en ends o po e y eminiza ion. The au ho de o es
wo chap e s o easons and o ms o en y in o he consciousness o he poli ical
decla a ion and emale po e y in scien i ic discou se. The au ho add esses a ious
easons and o ms o en y in o awa eness o he poli ical decla a ion and emale
po e y in scien i ic discou se. The las chap e ocuses on he ”hidden“ dimensions
o po e y among women and e alua es he esul s o he au ho ’s esea ch in o his
issue.
As e iden om he s uc u e o he book, some o he chap e s con ain heo e ical
and analy ical discussions, while o he s a e his o ical and summa ising by na u e.
In addi ion o aising awa eness ega ding he opic in one way o ano he , he
chap e s also p esen he issues in ques ion as his o ical as well as con empo a y
phenomena.
The au ho o he book also p o ides a summa y o se e al cu en social issues
ha he eade is likely o app ecia e. F om his poin o iew, he monog aph is
a uly aluable con ibu ion, p o iding new s imuli o u he esea ch in o he
issues in ques ion, as well as new pe spec i es and indings ha can be bene icial
o social wo ke s holding a ious posi ions. As he book deals wi h women in
pa icula , he s o ies o en ocus on women as mo he s. In his case, social wo ke s
may choose o wo k wi h such a clien on an indi idual basis, applying he me hod
o indi idual ad ocacy and case-wo king. Be o e he me hod o indi idual social
wo k is applied, howe e , i is necessa y o assess he clien ’s si ua ion, which in
ac ep esen s he e y essence o social wo ke s’ in e ac ion wi h hei clien s.
To make his coope a ion success ul, social wo ke s ha e o choose he mos
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app op ia e combina ion o me hods based on in o ma ion hey can ind in he
e iewed monog aph. Ano he posi i e ea u e o he monog aph I app ecia e as a
eade is he as amoun o applied knowledge pu oge he om publica ions by
bo h domes ic and o eign au ho s. This way, he au ho o e s he eade s a lo o
in o ma ion ha can be ound in domes ic (Hunga ian) and in e na ional s udies,
sha ing he bes p ac ices in he ield. Fo social wo ke s who deal wi h women
su e ing om po e y in he cou se o hei p ac ice, his monog aph is hus o be
conside ed an essen ial sou ce o in o ma ion.