Screen LibraryPoverty and power : the problem of structural inequality /
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Rowman & Littlefield,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham : |
| Publication Dates: | [2015] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Carrier Form: | xv, 375 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781442238077 (cloth : alkaline paper) : 1442238070 (cloth : alkaline paper) 9781442238084 (paperback : alkaline paper) 1442238089 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| Index Number: | HC110 |
| CLC: |
D771.27 D771.224-05 F171.26-05 |
| Call Number: | F171.26-05/R888/2nd ed. |
| Contents: | Machine generated contents note: 1.Poverty as a Social Problem -- The Problem of Poverty -- The Official Rate of Poverty in the United States Is Very High -- The Real Rate of Poverty in the United States Is Even Higher -- Poverty in the United States Is Worse than in Other Developed Countries -- Poverty in the United States Is a Persistent Problem -- More of Today's Poor Are Severely Poor -- The Relative Deprivation and Social Exclusion of the Poor -- More of Today's Poor Are Stuck in Poverty -- The Shredding of the Safety Net -- Poverty Touches the Lives of Most Americans -- Living without an Economic Cushion -- Economic Growth Is Not the Cure for Today's Poverty -- The Conditions That Cause Poverty Harm Nearly Everyone -- Persistent Poverty Undermines Social Justice -- The Individualistic Perspective and the Structural Perspective -- Organization of the Book -- Appendix -- pt. I Individualistic Theories of Poverty and Inequality -- 2.The Biogenetic Theory of Poverty and Inequality -- Our Fate Is in Our Genes -- Genes, IQ, and Intelligence -- Is It Better to Be Born Smart or Born Rich? -- Genes, IQ, and Poverty -- Individualistic Bias -- Inequality of Opportunity -- The Correlation between IQ and Poverty -- Getting a Job -- The Problem of Poverty in the Aggregate -- Conclusion -- 3.The Cultural Theory of Poverty and Inequality -- Poverty as Deviance -- The Origins and Development of the Cultural Theory -- The Culture of the Poor -- The Sources of the Cultural Deviance of the Poor -- The Cultural Solution to the Problem of Poverty -- Is the Culture Theory Plausible? -- How Well Does the Cultural Theory Know the Poor? -- Do the Poor Differ from the Non-Poor, and If So How and Why? -- Work -- Family -- Conclusion -- 4.The Human Capital Theory of Poverty and Inequality -- Education Is the Key to Success -- Acquiring Human Capital -- Converting Human Capital -- What You Know or Who You Are? -- Gender and Race/Ethnicity -- Cultural Capital -- Psychological Capital -- What You Know or Who You Know? -- What You Know or Where You Work? -- Skills Deficit or Jobs Deficit? -- Conclusion -- pt. II A Structural Perspective on Poverty---Four Systems -- 5.The Economic System and Poverty -- The Economics of Poverty -- Poverty and Economic Growth -- Skill-Biased Technological Change -- A Shift in the Balance of Economic Power -- Deindustrialization -- Globalization -- Corporate Restructuring -- Day Labor -- Temporary Workers -- Regular Part-Time Workers -- A Shortage of Jobs -- Conclusion -- 6.The Political System and Poverty -- The Politics of Poverty -- We're Number One: The United States in Comparative Perspective -- The Structure of the American Political System -- The American Election System -- Checks and Balances -- Federalism -- The Political Mobilization of Business -- The Political Marginalization of the Working Class and the Poor -- The Decline of Organized Labor -- The Transformation of American Liberalism -- The Transformation of American Civic Life -- The Politics of Race -- The Synergy of Money and Power -- Policy Consequences of the Power Shift: Robin Hood in Reverse -- The Minimum Wage: Lowering the Floor -- Unemployment Insurance: The Fraying of the Safety Net -- Welfare Reform: The War on the Poor -- Labor Law: The Assault on Unions and Workers' Rights -- Conclusion -- 7.The Cultural System and Poverty -- Hearts and Minds -- The American Dream and the Ideology of Individual ism -- Beliefs about Poverty and the Poor -- Strong Individualism, Weak Structuralism -- The News Media -- Framing Poverty in News Stories -- News Reporting as Storytelling -- The Welfare Poor, the Newly Poor, and the Already Poor -- The Racialization of Poverty and Welfare -- Reliance on Official and Mainstream Sources -- Putting Out the News on a Daily Basis -- The Sound Bite Bias -- Focus on Technical Issues -- The Right-Wing Ideology Machine -- The Rightward Turn in Poverty Discourse -- The Underclass -- Government Dependency -- Illegitimacy -- The Perversity of the Welfare System -- Conclusion -- 8.The Social System and Poverty -- We Are Not Alone -- Group Memberships -- Neighborhood Effects -- Institutional Resources -- Labor Market Conditions -- Collective Socialization -- Social Disorganization -- Social Networks and Social Capital -- Size of Social Networks -- Social Isolation -- Difficulty in Mobilizing Social Networks -- Preponderance of Strong Ties -- Reliance on Disposable Ties -- Homogeneous Social Networks -- Lack of Productive Social Capital -- Preponderance of Social Support Ties -- Negative Social Capital -- Conclusion -- pt. III A Structural Perspective on Poverty---Ten Obstacles -- 9.Structural Obstacles and the Persistence of Poverty (I) -- Racial and Ethnic Discrimination -- Residential Segregation -- Housing -- Education -- Transportation -- 10.Structural Obstacles and the Persistence of Poverty (II) -- Sex Discrimination -- Child Care -- Health and Health Care -- Retirement Insecurity -- Legal Deprivation -- C |