Perception of poverty, social inequality and willingness to help poor in Saint Petersburg (Russia)
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2021-4-103-114
Abstract
The paper considers the perceptions of residents of St. Petersburg about the issue of poverty based on data from a telephone survey of residents of St. Petersburg (N = 1004), conducted by the Center for Sociological and Internet Research of St. Petersburg State University in April and May 2021. It revealed the specificities of the perception of poverty by groups with different financial situations – wealthier segments of the population of St. Petersburg perceive poverty less as a socially significant challenge while for the most economically vulnerable segments of the population of St. Petersburg, poverty appears to be the main issue in Russia, they tend to opt for the structural causes of poverty (social inequality, ineffective state policy). The authors disclose the tendency of dividing the poor into those deserving the assistance and those deserving not as well as the most acceptable ways of supporting the poor for the population of St. Petersburg. Using logistic regression, they also tested the hypothesis about the influence of the perceived causes of poverty on the willingness of St. Petersburg residents to help the poor.
About the Authors
A. P. Pungina
Saint Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna P. Pungina, master of Sociology
bld. 1/3, Smolnyi Street, Saint Petersburg, 191124
Ya. D. Sanadze
Saint Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yakov D. Sanadze, 1st year postgraduate student
bld. 1/3, Smolnyi Street, Saint Peters-burg, 191124
M. M. Rusakova
Saint Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maya M. Rusakova, Cand. of Sci. (Sociology), associate professor
bld. 1/3, Smolnyi Street, Saint Petersburg, 191124
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Pungina A.P., Sanadze Ya.D., Rusakova M.M. Perception of poverty, social inequality and willingness to help poor in Saint Petersburg (Russia). RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2021;(4):103-114. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2021-4-103-114
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