University Presentation Showcase: Undergraduate Poster Gallery
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Creation Date
Winter 2-11-2016
Major
Anthropology
Department
Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work
Degree
Undergraduate
Mentor
Jennifer R. Wies
Mentor Department
Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Work
Abstract
As an institution dedicated to an educational and stewardship mission, EKU is committed to addressing the most pressing community needs in eastern Kentucky, including issues of social stratification and inequalities that arise in a market-based economy. Through action-based learning, including servicelearning and collaborative faculty-student research, this poster presents data from Clay County to examine the feminization of poverty and resilience. The stories reveal the strength and resilience of women of eastern Kentucky that live marginalized economic existences. These data illustrate the strength that is required when women in Appalachia, whether voluntary or not, reject various aspects of our current monetary economy. This research sheds light on issues of poverty in Eastern Kentucky in the context of feminism and resilience.
