Poverty and Power : The Problem of Structural Inequality /: The Problem of Structural Inequality. (2018)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Poverty and Power : The Problem of Structural Inequality /: The Problem of Structural Inequality. (2018)
- Main Title:
- Poverty and Power : The Problem of Structural Inequality
- Other Titles:
- Poverty & power
- Further Information:
- Note: Edward Royce.
- Authors:
- Royce, Edward
- Contents:
- Intro; Detailed Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; New to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; 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 Most Americans Are Vulnerable to PovertyLiving without an Economic Cushion; Economic Growth Is Not the Cure for Today's Poverty; The Conditions That Cause Poverty Harm Most Americans; Poverty Is a Social Justice Issue; The Individualistic Perspective and the Structural Perspective; Organization of the Book; Part 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 PovertyGetting a Job; 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 ProblemIntro; Detailed Contents; Preface to the Third Edition; New to the Third Edition; Acknowledgments; 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 Most Americans Are Vulnerable to PovertyLiving without an Economic Cushion; Economic Growth Is Not the Cure for Today's Poverty; The Conditions That Cause Poverty Harm Most Americans; Poverty Is a Social Justice Issue; The Individualistic Perspective and the Structural Perspective; Organization of the Book; Part 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 PovertyGetting a Job; 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 Cultural Theory Plausible?; How Well Does the Cultural Theory Know the Poor?; Do the Poor Differ from the Nonpoor, and If So, How and Why?; Work; Family; Culture and Poverty; Conclusion; 4 The Human Capital Theory of Poverty and Inequality Education Is the Key to SuccessAcquiring 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; Part II: A Structural Perspective on Poverty-Four Systems; 5 The Economic System and Poverty; The Economics of Poverty; A Shift in the Balance of Economic Power; Deindustrialization; Globalization; Technological Unemployment; Financialization and the Shareholder Revolution; A Jobs Crisis The Job Availability ProblemThe Job Quality Problem; 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; Small-State Bias and Partisan Gerrymandering; 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; Voter Suppression … (more)
- Publisher Details:
- Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 339.4/60973
Social Science: Social Work
Poverty -- United States
Equality -- United States
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Macroeconomics
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Economic Conditions
Social Science: Poverty & Homelessness
Social Science: Discrimination & Race Relations
Social Science: Social Classes & Economic Disparity
Electronic books - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781538110461
1538110466 - Related ISBNs:
- 9781538110447
9781538110454 - Notes:
- Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 23, 2018).
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