Title: Poverty and Power: The Problem of Structural Inequality, Second Edition
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication Date: 2015
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1442238070
ISBN 13: 9781442238077
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Weight: 1.49 pounds

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Poverty and Power asserts that American poverty is a structural problem resulting from failings in our social system rather than individual failings of the poor. Contrary to the popular belief that poverty results from individual deficiencies―that poor people lack intelligence, determination, or skills―author Edward Royce introduces students to the very real structural issues that stack the balance of power in the United States.

The book introduces four systems that contribute to inequality in the U.S.―economic, political, cultural, and structural―then discusses ten institutional problems that make life difficult for the poor and contribute to the persistence of poverty. Throughout the book, the author compares individualistic and structural approaches to poverty to assess strengths and limitations of each view.

The second edition of this provocative book has been revised throughout with new statistical information, as well as analysis of the recent recession, the Obama presidency, increasing political polarization, the rise of the Tea Party and appearance of the Occupy Movement, new anti-poverty movements, and more.

About the Author

Edward Royce is professor emeritus of sociology at Rollins College where he was a recipient of the Cornell Distinguished Faculty Award. He is the author of The Origins of Southern Sharecropping.

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