Understanding Poverty: A Relational Approach

ISBN-13: 9781509553334 / Angielski / Miękka / 2023 / 256 str.

Elizabeth Seale

Spis treści

1. On UnderstandingPoverty in the U.S.My Research ExperienceHow We Think and Talk about PovertyA Relational ApproachWhat a Relational Approach ContributesRelations of Vulnerability and the Desire for DignityAims and Overview of the Book2. Who Are the Poor?Defining and Measuring PovertyMobilityDiversitySimilarity to and Difference from the NonpoorConclusion3. Family and ParentingSingle Mother HouseholdsYoung MomsChild MaltreatmentConclusion4. CultureHistorical ContextCulture of Poverty and PolicyProblems with the Culture of Poverty ArgumentsContemporary Research on Culture and PovertyA Culture of Dependency or a Culture of Blame?Conclusion5. Structure and Social RelationsHow Structure Creates PovertySocial Policy: Punishing the PoorThe Limits of StructuralismA Relational Approach6. Opportunity and Personal AutonomyGoing to CollegeFinding (Better) EmploymentGeneral AutonomyConclusion7. Vulnerability and DignityThe Relations of PovertyChanging Our Thinking about PovertyThe Significance of a Relational ApproachConclusion

O autorze

Elizabeth Seale is Professor of Sociology at SUNY Oneonta.