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Poorly understood what America gets wrong about poverty
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| 자료유형 | 단행본 |
|---|---|
| 서명/저자사항 | Poorly understood : what America gets wrong about poverty/ Mark Robert Rank, Lawrence M. Eppard, and Heather E. Bullock. |
| 개인저자 | Rank, Mark R.,author. Eppard, Lawrence M.,author, Bullock, Heather E.,author, |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (viii, 242 pages): illustrations. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Print version: Rank, Mark R. Poorly understood. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021] 9780190881382 |
| ISBN | 9780190881412 0190881410 9780190881405 0190881402 9780190881399 0190881399 |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Who are the poor? Most Americans will experience poverty ; The poor tend to live outside of impoverished inner-city neighborhoods ; Poverty spells are short but frequent -- Whites are the racial group experiencing poverty -- Why is there poverty? Hard work is insufficient ; Raising education and skill levels will not solve poverty alone ; Decision-making is constrained for those with fewer resources ; Poverty is preventable -- What is the cost of poverty? America's poor are worse off than elsewhere ; The economic cost of poverty is enormous ; The moral ground to view poverty is injustice -- Does welfare work? The U.S. welfare state is minimal ; Welfare fraud is scarce ; Government programs can reduce poverty -- How extensive is inequality? The United States is no longer a land of upward mobility and opportunity ; The playing field is uneven ; Inequality matters -- Pulling it together. Why do the myths persist? ; Reshaping social policy ; Creating the change. |
| 요약 | "To our knowledge, Poorly Understood is the first book to systematically address and confront many of the most widespread myths pertaining to poverty. Throughout each of our careers we have encountered these myths on a routine basis. They can be found virtually everywhere - from the political rhetoric emanating out of the highest office in the land to the neighborhood gossip down the street. It would seem as if everyone has a heated opinion about the poor, with the heat rising even higher when the topic of welfare is thrown into the mix. Yet as we shall see throughout these chapters, the realities of poverty are much different than the myths. In many ways they are more disturbing. The idealized image of American society is one of abundant opportunities, with hard work being rewarded by economic prosperity. Consequently, those who fail to get ahead have only themselves to blame according to this argument. It is within this context that America thinks of itself as a fair and meritocractic society in which people get what they deserve in life"-- |
| 해제 | Provided by publisher. |
| 주제명(지명) | United States --Social conditions. United States --Economic conditions. United States --fast |
| 일반주제명 | Poor --United States. Poverty --United States. Public welfare --United States. Economic history Poor Poverty Public welfare Social conditions |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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