Poverty in America: A Handbook

John Iceland

Published by University of California Press 2013

Poverty in America

A Handbook

John Iceland

https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520956797

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About this book

The United States is among the most affluent nations in the world and has its largest economy; nevertheless, it has more poverty than most countries with similar standards of living. Growing income inequality and the Great Recession have made the problem worse. In this thoroughly revised edition of Poverty in America, Iceland takes a new look at this issue by examining why poverty remains pervasive, what it means to be poor in America today, which groups are most likely to be poor, the root causes of poverty, and the effects of policy on poverty. This new edition also includes completely updated data and extended discussions of poverty in the context of the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements as well as new chapters on the Great Recession and global poverty. In doing so this book provides the most recent information available on patterns and trends in poverty and engages in an open and accessible manner in current critical debates.

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Iceland John :

John Iceland is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, Penn State University. He is the author of Where We Live Now: Immigration and Race in the United States.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Early Views of Poverty in America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
2. Methods of Measuring Poverty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	22
3. Characteristics of the Poverty Population Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
4. Global Poverty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
5. Causes of Poverty Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
6. The Great Recession Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
7. Poverty and Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	130
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Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Edition: 3rd edition
Pages
- Main content: 226

eBook

Published: August 1, 2013
ISBN: 9780520956797