Methods for measuring subjective poverty
The ability to go about without shame: a proposal for internationally comparable indicators of shame and humiliation
Measuring shame and humiliation
Authors:
D. Zavaleta
Publisher:
Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative, 2008
Shame and humiliation are central to the understanding of poverty, yet internationally comparable data on this dimension are missing. Based on existing indicators from related fields, this article suggests eight indicators to measure specific aspects of shame and humiliation. These indicators include:
- whether respondents would feel shame if they were poor
- levels of shame proneness
- perceptions of respectful treatment
- unfair treatment and prejudiced treatment
- whether respondents perceive that their ethnic, racial or cultural background affect their chances of getting jobs, services and education
- whether respondents perceive that economic conditions affect their chances of accessing employment and public services
- levels of accumulated humiliation
