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Are the poor socially integrated? The link between poverty and social support in different welfare regimes

Petra Böhnke

Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany, boehnke{at}wzb.eu

Cultures of support vary across enlarged Europe. This article examines the link between poverty and social integration in countries characterized by different economic, cultural and welfare state regimes. Its object is to determine whether being materially disadvantaged increases the likelihood of social disintegration (accumulation) or whether poor people can count on receiving more support (compensation). In addition it will examine the conditions under which material and social disadvantages accumulate. The empirical analysis thus combines a micro- with a macro-sociological perspective and focuses particular attention on the context in which people are poor. Although poverty is closely connected to social disintegration, the degree of accumulation varies from one country to the next. Of decisive importance is household composition, which is strongly related to country-specific social policy design. Contextual factors such as the prevalence of poverty also play a role, as do general attitudes to religion and family solidarity.

Key Words: crowding-out • Europe • poverty • social integration • welfare state

Journal of European Social Policy, Vol. 18, No. 2, 133-150 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0958928707087590
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