| Description |
331 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
The National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy |
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National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Why is American poverty still colored in the twenty-first century? / Ann Chih Lin and David R. Harris -- pt. I: Group identity and group outcomes. The dynamics of discrimination / Devah Page -- Justifying inequality : a social psychological analysis of beliefs about poverty and the poor / Heather E. Bullock -- How culture matters : enriching our understanding of poverty / Michèle Lamont and Mario Luis Small -- pt. II: Nonracial explanations for racial disparities in poverty. How educational inequality develops / George Farkas -- Poverty, migration, and health / David R. Williams and Selina A. Mohammed -- Can social capital explain persistent racial poverty gaps? / Lincoln Quillian and Rozlyn Redd -- pt. III: Policy, race, and poverty : intentions and consequences. Race, place, and poverty revisited / Michael A. Stoll -- Place, race, and access to the safety net / Scott W. Allard -- Punishment, crime, and poverty / Darren Wheelock and Christopher Uggen -- Coloring the terms of membership / Joe Soss and Sanford F. Schram. |
| Subject |
Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions.
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| Local Subject |
Poor people -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies.
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| Subject |
Poverty -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Poor -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies.
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Minorities -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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| Added Author |
Lin, Ann Chih.
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Harris, David R., 1969-
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| ISBN |
087154539X |
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9780871545398 |
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