A social psychological perspective on poverty, community-based organization, and career decision making among middle-aged women in east central Illinois
Coleman, Xue Yang
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Description
Title
A social psychological perspective on poverty, community-based organization, and career decision making among middle-aged women in east central Illinois
Author(s)
Coleman, Xue Yang
Issue Date
2022-07-11
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Li, Jessica
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Li, Jessica
Committee Member(s)
Pak, Yoon
Davila, Liv
Oh, Eunjung Grace
Department of Study
Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp
Discipline
Human Resource Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
poverty
middle-aged women
motivation barriers
community-based organization
reemployment
Language
eng
Abstract
Recent studies have acknowledged the role of community-based organizations (CBOs) in tackling poverty. CBOs could provide a valuable social space, networks, and supporting resources for disadvantaged people in local communities. They could also provide psychological empowerment opportunities and experiences that could positively influence the individuals' perceived self, collective efficacy, and self-determination to counterattack the situational and dispositional barriers caused by poverty. The majority of the people in poverty are women and children. Women tend to create a support system to balance childcare, family, work, and social activities. Middle-aged women participating in a community-based organization might benefit from the networks and resources to improve their lives and support their reemployment. This case study aims to examine the motivation and barriers of middle-aged women towards reemployment in a community-based poverty alleviation organization from a social psychological perspective. This study's findings confirm that CBO provides empowerment opportunities that meet individuals' social, survival, and self-determination needs. But the impact on reemployment is limited due to the lack of decent work and the incomprehensive current safety net and social policy. It is urgent to reform current social policies and programs, create decent work and volunteer opportunities, and shift the focus from human capital development to human flourishing.
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