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Methodology of Poverty Studies

ВБ1.8

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Second

2021/2022

4 Semester

3

1.1 To know the leading sociological theories and methodological approaches to definitions and measurements of poverty as a socio-economic phenomenon. 2.1 To be able to apply theoretical and methodological tools of sociology to study the manifestations of poverty and its causes. 2.2 To be able to critically analyze the manifestations of the socio-political process in connection with the dynamics of monetary and deprivation poverty. 3.1 To present the results of analytical work, to prove the choice of research methodology. 4.1 To demonstrate autonomy and responsibility in designing research and interpreting the manifestations and social consequences of poverty.

Full-time form

1. To know the theoretical foundations of sociological understanding of social phenomena and processes. 2. To be able to work with sociological and statistical data. 3. To have the skills to work with scientific literature and information resources

1 Definition and understanding of poverty: its types, causes and social impact. Social poverty line. 2 Monitoring global poverty: international level and indicators; global goals and challenges. 3 Measuring poverty as risks of deprivation: personal and household level. 4 Mapping poverty and vulnerability. Poverty and sex, class, ethnicity, race. 5 Inclusion policy and social impact analysis.

1. Hick, R. (2014). Poverty as Capability Deprivation: Conceptualising and measuring poverty in contemporary Europe. European Journal of Sociology, 55(3), 295-323. 2. Human development UNDP Report 2019. Beyond income, beyond averages, beyond today: inequalities in human development in the 21st century. //hdr.undp.org. http://bit.ly/2rdpBx3 3. Lewis, Oscar (January 1998). The culture of poverty \\ Society. - 35 (2) - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02838122 4. Nguyen, Minh Cong, Nobuo Yoshida, Haoyu Wu, and Ambar Narayan. 2020. “Profiles of the New Poor Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Unpublished, Poverty Global Practice, World Bank, Washington, DC. 5. Page, Lucy, and Rohini Pande. 2018. “Ending Global Poverty: Why Money Isn’t Enough.” Journal of Economic Perspectives 32 (4): 173–200.

Lectures, individual work, seminar

1. Oral presentations and participation in discussions LR 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1: 24/40 points. 2. Term paper based on analytical reading LR 1.1: 6/10 points. 3. Individual analytical written work LR 2.1, 2.2, 4.1: 24/40 points 4. Presentation of the results of the analytical task, followed by a discussion LR 3.1: 6/10 points. final assessment - credit.

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