Deservingness in Social Policy. The Concept, Criteria and (un)deserving Groups

• Autorzy: Justyna Przybylska

Warianty tytułu

Zasługiwalność w kontekście polityki społecznej. Pojęcie, kryteria i (nie)zasługujące grupy

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The main purpose of this article is presentation of the concept of deservingness, which means dividing people into those who deserve to be supported and those who do not. In the paper, the deservingness models are analysed - the CARIN framework, the deservingness heuristic model and the RICE principles. The CARIN framework consists of five criteria - Control, Attitude, Reciprocity, Identity and Need, the RICE model of four criteria - Reciprocity, Identity, Control and Effort, and the deservingness heuristic model is based on the inherent ability to distinguish between 'cheaters' and ,'reciprocators' in creating common good in society. The deservingness of particular groups and the influence of individual characteristics on its perception are also presented.(original abstract)

Głównym celem artykułu jest przedstawienie pojęcia zasługiwalności, które w kontekście polityki społecznej oznacza dzielenie ludzi na tych, którzy zasługują na wsparcie, i tych, którzy nie są go godni. W opracowaniu dokonano analizy modeli zasługiwalności - modelu CARIN, heurystycznego modelu zasługiwalności oraz modelu RICE. Model CARIN składa się z pięciu kryteriów zasługiwalności - kontroli, postawy, wzajemności, tożsamości i potrzeby, model RICE z czterech kryteriów - wzajemności, tożsamości, kontroli i wysiłku, natomiast heurystyczny model zasługiwalności bazuje na wrodzonej zdolności do określania wkładu innych w kształtowanie dobra wspólnego. W artykule zaprezentowano również zasługiwalność w kontekście różnych grup beneficjentów oraz określono wpływ cech indywidualnych na postrzeganie zasługiwalności.(abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Societal policy; Social support; Human dignity

PL

Polityka społeczna; Wsparcie społeczne; Godność człowieka

• Czasopismo: Prace Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
• Rocznik: 2021
• Numer: nr 2 (65)
• Strony: 127--137

Twórcy

autor

Justyna Przybylska

• Poznań University of Economics and Business

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DOI

10.15611/pn.2021.2.09