Browsing by Author "Blocker, C. P."

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Poverty in consumer culture: towards a transformative social representation
(2014-12) Hamilton, K.; Piacentini, M. G.; Banister, E.; Barrios, A.; Blocker, C. P.; Coleman, C. A.; Ekici, A.; Gorge, H.; Hutton, M.; Passerard, F.; Saatçioğlu, Bige; Business Administration; SAATÇİOĞLU, Bige
In this article, we consider the representations of poverty within consumer culture. We focus on four main themes – social exclusion, vulnerability, pleasure and contentment – that capture some of the associations that contemporary understandings have made with poverty. For each theme, we consider the portrayals of poverty from the perspective of key agents (such as marketers, media, politicians) and then relate this to more emic representations of poverty by drawing on a range of contemporary poverty alleviating projects from around the world. We conclude with a set of guidelines for relevant stakeholders to bear in mind when elaborating their representations of poverty. These guidelines may act as a platform to transform marginalising representations of poverty into more empowering representations.
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Transforming poverty-related policy with intersectionality
(AMA, 2016) Corus, C.; Saatçioğlu, Bige; Kaufman-Scarborough, C.; Blocker, C. P.; Upadhyaya, S.; Appau, S.; Business Administration; SAATÇİOĞLU, Bige
Despite progress toward poverty alleviation, policy making still lags in thinking about how individuals experience poverty as overlapping sources of disadvantage. Using the lens of intersectionality, this article identifies the gaps that arise from a conventional focus on isolated facets of poverty. Insights generated from an analysis of extant scholarship are used to develop a road map to help policy makers develop programs that address the complex experience of poverty and promote transformative solutions.