ثقافة الفقر و آليات التكيف مع الواقع الاجتماعي : دراسة ميدانية

الملخص EN

According to the descriptive research method, this study falls within the framework of exploratory descriptive studies that seek to explore the relationship between the culture of poverty and popular markets.

The field is specific to the popular markets and the application to the Al-Ahad popular market in Shubra Al-Kheima and the design of an interview guide for (20) street vendors in the market and (50) poor families of those who frequent the market in order to know these means.

The study problem was identified in a question What are the mechanisms of Adaptation of the poor to economic crises Are popular markets a safe alternative to satisfy the poor's need for food The study was based on several objectives namely Monitoring the relationship between the economic crisis and the adaptation mechanisms of the poor to their living reality Revealing the relationship between the culture of poverty and popular markets Identifying the social and economic importance of popular markets The study reached several results including Poverty is not only a type of economic deprivation constant need and lack of resources and capabilities.

Rather poverty has a positive side considering that it constitutes an integrated structure of behaviors and perceptions a system of rationalization and self-defense without which the poor cannot continue to liveIn light of Oscar Lewis's theory of poverty culture the culture of poverty has its own structure and rational foundations It is a positive means that pushes the poor to continue living through it or through it A culture of diversification that takes into account the nutritional value of foods and dispenses with meat and fruits, and the popular market is an effective tool to reduce the social burden on individuals in light of the decline in income and the spread of poverty A form of violence in front of buyers as well as forms of dialogue and competition between the seller and the buyer on topics other than buying and selling