Discourses of Poverty: The Narratives of the Poor in Samar
Journal Title: International Journal of Social Science And Human Research - Year 2024, Vol 7, Issue 10
Abstract
The study aimed at exploring, through the view of the future for themselves and their children, the perceptions of the poor about the temporal dimensions of poverty. The study adopted a discursive perspective, to illustrate the hopes, dreams and expectations of the poor regarding their future and, ultimately, how they view their status and how the LGU officials would address the different faces and current status of poverty in their respective locality. The researchers used Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). The following are the themes obtained from the responses of the participants: limited knowledge and lower health status, lack of ambition and motivation to improve the situation, inadequate basic needs like food due to large family size, and poverty are transmitted to the next generation. Eradicating poverty is a challenge that sees no means of receding. LGUs do whatever they can to improve people’s lives. Despite those programs and initiatives of the local government units, there are still municipalities in Samar that are experiencing poverty. The poorest of the poor in Samar suffer from a lack of jobs in rural areas, low motivation to pursue education, and limited resources for large families. This has led to a widening gap between the haves and have-nots. Add to that frequent natural disasters being experienced in Samar at least fifteen typhoons in a year which takes away what little the poor have. The fundamental solution for reducing poverty is to tackle poverty and to pursue equity in income, and education, provide more livelihood programs or interventions, and social participation. Community projects that focus on the restoration and development of social networks and social cohesion and the improvement of the social, communication, and coping skills of the deprived, should be encouraged.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Nathalie Ann A. Acosta, Mary Jane B. Cinco, Joan J. Baclay
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- DOI 10.47191/ijsshr/v7-i10-41
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