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Measuring psychological vulnerability in the shanty towns of Manila : the challenges of research within a different cultural context /

The research project focused on creating a toolkit to measure psychological vulnerability in parents living in the shanty towns of Manila, Philippines. The aim of the study was to provide a psychologically driven measure of poverty, rather than the more usual focus on economic measurements. The rese...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mangeard-Lourme, Jennifer (Author), Brunsden, Viv (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Los Angeles, California] : SAGE, 2014.
Series:SAGE research methods. Cases.
Subjects:
Poverty > Psychological aspects > Research > Case studies.
Low-income parents > Research > Philippines > Manila > Case studies.
Vulnerability (Personality trait) > Research > Case studies.
Pauvreté > Aspect psychologique > Recherche > Études de cas.
Parents à faible revenu > Recherche > Philippines > Manille > Études de cas.
Vulnérabilité (Trait de personnalité) > Recherche > Études de cas.
Philippines > Manila
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Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The research project focused on creating a toolkit to measure psychological vulnerability in parents living in the shanty towns of Manila, Philippines. The aim of the study was to provide a psychologically driven measure of poverty, rather than the more usual focus on economic measurements. The research is reviewed in terms of its practicalities and the key challenges faced during the research process.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781473950405
1473950406