Date of Award
August 2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice
Committee Member
Andrew H. Mannheimer
Committee Member
Catherine Mobley
Committee Member
Kenneth L. Robinson
Committee Member
Daniel T. Greene
Abstract
This paper explores the capital benefits derived from financial literacy programs and used as a means of poverty alleviation. Specifically, this paper focuses on cultural, social, and human capital. Examining financial literacy through the lens of capital allows one to explore how financial literacy is achieved through capital development. Unfortunately, access to this capital is limited and controlled by our social institutions. In conducting nine semi-structured interviews with coaches and participants of two separate financial literacy programs, findings show that participants do derive all three forms of capital. However, social capital and the fictive kinship relationships that were developed as a result of participating in the financial literacy programs were most emphasized. The implications of this focus on social capital is discussed.
Recommended Citation
Love, Dustin Tyler, "Examining the Types of Capital Benefits Afforded to Low-Income Individuals by Adult Financial Literacy Programs" (2021). All Theses. 3606.
https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/3606