Social relationships of the poor

Monostori, Judit (2002) Social relationships of the poor. Hungarian Statistical Review, 80 (SN7). pp. 18-44. ISSN 0039-0690

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Abstract

This study is concerned with patterns of the social relationships of the poor in the context of the theory of social exclusion. It examines the intensity and the nature of the relationships of the poor with relatives, friends and neighbours. With regard to the latter, we distinguish work activity performed in the framework of social relationships from leisure activity. The source of data used is the 1999/2000 Living Conditions and Time Budget Survey of the Hungarian Central Statistical Office. Thus, we present a new approach to the study of personal relationship networks, as we make deductions regarding relationships based on the amount of time spent together. The questions of the study are derived from the theory of social exclusion and from the results of earlier Hungarian research concerning the sociography and relationship networks of the poor. These questions are the following. Are the social relationships of the poor truly more confined than those of the non-poor? Do relationships with neighbours truly dominate over others? Does work performed together or for each other truly play a greater role in these relationships than leisure activity does? And finally: do the poor feel more lonely and isolated than the non-poor members of society?

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