BACKGROUND Malnutrition in children can be a consequence of unfavourable socioeconomic conditions. However, some families maintain adequate nutritional status in their children despite living in poverty. The aim of this study was to ascertain whether family-related factors are determinants of stunting in young Mexican children living in extreme poverty, and whether these factors differ between ...

Poverty rates are highest in the most urban and most rural areas of the United States, and are higher in non-metropolitan (nonmetro) than metropolitan (metro) areas, yet rural poverty remains relatively obscured from mainstream political and popular attention. This fact has motivated considerable research by rural social scientists on the relationship between poverty and place generally, and ru...

This article explores conceptual and empirical aspects of the social exclusion/ inclusion debate in later life, with a particular focus on issues of place and space in urban settings. Exploratory findings are reported from two empirical studies in Belgium and England, which sought to examine experiences of social exclusion and inclusion among people aged  and over living in deprived inner-cit...

Describe the risk of poverty and social exclusion in children aged 8-11 years from Gipuzkoa Valencia (Spain), through AROPE (At Risk Of Poverty or Social Exclusion) indicators, evaluate their associated factors INMA Project (Childhood Environment). Families (394 382, respectively) completed a questionnaire 2015-2016. Low work intensity (LWI), at (RP) material deprivation (MD) were estimated. co...

in various legal systems, with adoption of the validity of exclusion clause as a rule, in the exceptional instances for the reason of social importance of the matter and contrary to the public policy, exclusion clause is void. thus, in the case of death; bodily injuries; deliberated breach of contract or legal duty ;gross negligence and deception imputed to party relying to exclusion clause, it...

Poverty is a widespread phenomenon in all over the world. Measurement and analysis of poverty is needed to identify the poor, the nature and extent of poverty and its determinants, and to assess the impact of policies and welfare programs on the poor. Based on Albania Living Standard measurement Surveys (LSMSs) data, after an overall improvement of the main indicators measuring the poverty from...

The revised common objectives of the EU Strategy to combat poverty and social exclusion include targeting the high risk of social exclusion faced by some people as a result of immigration.Access to decent and affordable housing is a critical condition for inclusion in society and integration into a host culture.A key objective of this study is to assist the development of more coherent and inte...