PARÇALANMIŞ YOKSUL AİLELERİN GEÇİNME STRATEJİLERİ: ELAZIĞ ÖRNEĞİ/Subsistence Strategies of Broken Poor Families: Elazığ Case

This research shedding light on the poverty of broken families was conducted in 195 households in the province of Elazig. A questionnaire was applied to women who headed the households. Additionally, the interview data obtained were also taken into consideration. The findings achieved in the research are that female householders can not adequately benefit from job opportunities, they have to work hard labor at low wages. With regard to livelihood strategies, it has been appeared that they have not long-term plans and develop daily strategies. Moreover, it has been seen that the social state mentality developed in recent years alleviates to some degree the poverty of the poor broken families