Journal of Poverty· 2026Q2
Lived Experience and Economic Decision-Making in Contexts of Poverty: Jewish and Arab Families in Israel
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Financial decisions for families in Israeli poverty are survival-driven, not irrational, with similar emotional experiences across Jewish and Arab groups.
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Key points
- Economic decisions in Israeli poverty are survival-driven, not irrational.
- Jewish and Arab families in poverty share similar emotional experiences regarding financial decisions.
- Arab participants exhibited higher risk-taking in financial decisions, correlated with social approval.
- Social legitimacy, influenced by marginalization, acts as a 'belonging resource' affecting economic choices.
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Abstract
This study examined how families living in poverty in Israel experience economic decision-making within a neoliberal context that attributes poverty to individual failure. Using a mixed-methods design, the study combined 32 qualitative interviews with Jewish and Arab families with survey data from 560 participants living below the poverty line. Grounded theory and statistical analyses revealed that financial decisions were primarily survival-driven rather than irrational, with similar emotional experiences across groups. Arab participants reported a greater willingness to take financial risks, which was linked to perceived social approval. The study introduces social legitimacy as a “belonging resource” shaped by marginalization that influences economic decision-making.
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Field: Social Psychology
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