Qualitative approaches in poverty studies: a structured literature review
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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i7.4183Keywords:
Bibliometric research; Qualitative research; Poverty.Abstract
The objective of this research was to carry out a bibliometric analysis and identify the qualitative techniques used in the research on poverty in the period from 2015 to March 3, 2020, in addition to discussing the main advantages and disadvantages associated with these techniques. For this, the SCOPUS database was used, from which the most relevant studies were identified, the journals that most published on the subject, and a table was constructed with the objectives and qualitative techniques used by the authors, from 43 scientific articles, published in 38 journals and written by 121 authors and co-authors. It was found that qualitative research on the theme of poverty is distinguished according to the audience and the target location, with no standard of techniques used, which will depend on the problems and objectives of the research, however some techniques were more commonly used such as field observation, participant observation, in-depth interviews, focus group, content analysis and thematic analysis. Qualitative techniques enabled researchers to understand in depth the experiences and behaviors of the investigated groups, the identification of emerging constructs and the (re) construction of their perceptions about research objects / problems, contributing to the apprehension of the causes and effects of poverty. in all its complexity. Some limitations identified were the impossibility of generalizing the results, the need for longitudinal investigations that require a large expenditure of time and financial resources, the impossibility of knowing the sample, the veracity of information and the capture of non-verbal narratives in social media research.
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