This paper deals with the issue of poverty in a comparative and multidimensional perspective. Based on Townsend … combined with income poverty to focus on those who are affected by both shortages, low income and a low standard of living … effect different poverty levels have on people’s satisfaction in several life domains. The results underline the importance …

von Lebensstandard und Armut in Deutschland angewendet. Es wird analysiert, welche Vorstellungen die Deutschen in Ost und … transformationsbedingten Umbruchsarmut nahelegt, im vereinten Deutschland in besonderem Maße von Deprivation und Armut betroffen sind. Durch …, die in unterschiedlichem Maße Benachteiligung bedeuten: Einkommensarmut, Versorgungsarmut und doppelte Armut, die durch …

, poverty and social exclusion as two descriptions of severe social inequality have often been mixed up, and hypothesis about … their interrelation and characteristics have hardly been tested empirically. Is poverty the first stage on the way .out of … view of the respondents. Furthermore, I concentrate on the relationship between poverty and social exclusion and compare …