Experiencing Poverty
Voices from the Bottom
Published on 24. July 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-534-52958-1 (ISBN)
Description
EXPERIENCING POVERTY is unique in its comprehensive understanding of poverty. The readings incorporate the experiences of the impoverished in many situations, including people who are homeless, housed, working, non-working, single, married, urban, rural, born in the United States, first generation Americans, young and old. Most significantly, the crucial dimensions of inequality - race and gender - are interwoven throughout the selected readings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 226 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
341 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-534-52958-1 (9780534529581)
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Content
I. THE EXTENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF POVERTY IN THE UNITED STATES. II. WHY ARE THE POOR POOR? Chapter 1. Individual/Cultural and Structural Explanations. III. LIVING ON THE ECONOMIC MARGINS. Chapter 2. Survival and Finances. Chapter 3. Discrimination/Stigma/Race. Chapter 4. Parenting. IV. THE IMPACT OF SOCIETAL INSTITUTIONS ON INDIVIDUAL LIVES. Chapter 5. Housing/Homeless Shelters/Neighborhood Environment. Chapter 6. Welfare System. Chapter 7. Health Care System. Chapter 8. Schools and Schooling. Chapter 9. Work and Working. V. HUMAN AGENCY AND EMPOWERMENT. Chapter 10. Changes from the Bottom Up. Afterword. Websites. Glossary.