It S Not Like I M Poor
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It S Not Like I M Poor
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Author : Sarah Halpern-Meekin
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2015-01-14
It S Not Like I M Poor written by Sarah Halpern-Meekin and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-14 with Social Science categories.
"This book chronicles the impact of the sweeping transformation of the social safety net that occurred in the mid-1990s. With the dramatic expansion of tax credits--a combination of the Earned Income Tax Credit and other refunds--the economic fortunes of the working poor have been bolstered as never before. 'It's Not Like I'm Poor' looks at how working families plan to use their annual windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. But dreams of economic mobility are often dashed by the reality of making monthly ends meet on meager wages."--Provided by publisher.
It S Not Like I M Poor
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Author : Sarah Halpern-Meekin
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 2015-01-14
It S Not Like I M Poor written by Sarah Halpern-Meekin and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-14 with Social Science categories.
The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade welfare checks for low-wage jobs, their low earnings qualify them for a hefty check come tax time—a combination of the earned income tax credit and other refunds. For many working parents this one check is like hitting the lottery, offering several months’ wages as well as the hope of investing in a better future. Drawing on interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. However, these dreams of upward mobility are often dashed by the difficulty of trying to get by on meager wages. In accessible and engaging prose, It’s Not Like I’m Poor examines the costs and benefits of the new work-based safety net, suggesting ways to augment its strengths so that more of the working poor can realize the promise of a middle-class life.
The American Class Structure In An Age Of Growing Inequality
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Author : Dennis Gilbert
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Release Date : 2020-09-03
The American Class Structure In An Age Of Growing Inequality written by Dennis Gilbert and has been published by SAGE Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-03 with Social Science categories.
The American Class Structure in an Age of Growing Inequality, Eleventh Edition reveals how social class affects our everyday lives, from who we marry and how we raise our kids to where we live and how we vote. Dennis Gilbert emphasizes the socioeconomic core of the class system. A major theme running through the book is the growing inequality in American society. The author describes the shift, beginning in the mid-1970s, from an Age of Shared Prosperity to an Age of Growing Inequality. Using fresh data on jobs, wages, income, wealth, and poverty, he measures the widening gap between the privileged classes and average Americans. He repeatedly returns to the question, "Why is this happening?" Economic, political and social factors are examined, and the competing explanations of influential writers are critically assessed. In the final chapter, Gilbert synthesizes the book’s lessons about the power of class and the forces behind growing inequality. Included with this title: The password-protected Instructor Resource Site (formally known as SAGE Edge) offers access to all text-specific resources, including a test bank and editable, chapter-specific PowerPoint® slides.
Wealth Virtue And Moral Luck
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Author : Kate Ward
language : en
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Release Date : 2021-10-01
Wealth Virtue And Moral Luck written by Kate Ward and has been published by Georgetown University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-01 with Religion categories.
In Wealth, Virtue, and Moral Luck, Kate Ward addresses the issue of inequality from the perspective of Christian virtue ethics, arguing that our individual life circumstances affect our ability to pursue virtue and showing how Christians and Christian communities should respond to create a world where it is easier for people to be virtuous.
Collision Course
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Author : Kathleen Auerhahn
language : en
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Release Date : 2022-01-14
Collision Course written by Kathleen Auerhahn and has been published by Rutgers University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-14 with Business & Economics categories.
This book is about the convergence of trends in two American institutions – the economy and the criminal justice system. The American economy has radically transformed in the past half-century, led by advances in automation technology that have permanently altered labor market dynamics. Over the same period, the U.S. criminal justice system experienced an unprecedented expansion at great cost. These costs include not only the $80 billion annually in direct expenditures on criminal justice, but also the devastating impacts experienced by justice-involved individuals, families, and communities. Recently, a widespread consensus has emerged that the era of “mass incarceration” is at an end, reflected in a declining prison population. Criminal justice reforms such as diversion and problem-solving courts, a renewed focus on reentry, and drug policy reform have as their goal keeping more individuals with justice system involvement out of prisons, in the community and subsequently in the labor force, which lacks the capacity to accommodate these additional would-be workers. This poses significant problems for criminal justice practice, which relies heavily on employment as a signal of offenders’ intentions to live a law-abiding lifestyle. The diminished capacity of the economy to utilize the labor of all who have historically been expected to work presents significant challenges for American society. Work, in the American ethos is the marker of success, masculinity and how one “contributes to society.” What are the consequences of ignoring these converging structural trends? This book examines these potential consequences, the meaning of work in American society, and suggests alternative redistributive and policy solutions to avert the collision course of these economic and criminal justice policy trends.
The Dublin University Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1862
The Dublin University Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1862 with Ireland categories.
What S So Bad About Being Poor
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Author : Deborah Foster
language : en
Publisher: D & D Publishing
Release Date : 2025-02-14
What S So Bad About Being Poor written by Deborah Foster and has been published by D & D Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-14 with Social Science categories.
Have you ever wondered what it's really like to grow up in the shadows of poverty and mental illness? To navigate a childhood where survival means understanding your parents' demons before you understand yourself? In this powerful memoir, Deborah M. Foster pulls back the curtain on a reality many prefer to ignore. Growing up in Reagan-era America, Foster's childhood was a maze of unstable housing, religious fundamentalism, and the constant threat of family separation. As the eldest child of parents grappling with severe mental illness - a father with schizoaffective disorder and a mother with bipolar depression - she was forced to become an adult long before her time. From Utah to Wisconsin to Canada and finally Iowa, her family's journey through poverty reveals the devastating gaps in America's social welfare system and mental health care. Foster's unflinching account, backed by her firsthand experience and academic understanding, exposes the harsh realities faced by countless families trapped in similar circumstances. Her story illuminates how systemic failures perpetuate cycles of poverty and mental illness, while demonstrating the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit. 'What's So Bad About Being Poor?' isn't just another memoir - it's a wake-up call that challenges our assumptions about poverty, mental illness, and the American Dream. This compelling narrative offers vital insights for social workers, policy makers, and anyone seeking to understand the complex realities of families in crisis. Grab your copy of 'What's So Bad About Being Poor?' today and join the crucial conversation about mental health, poverty, and social justice in America.
2 00 A Day
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Author : Kathryn Edin
language : en
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Release Date : 2015
2 00 A Day written by Kathryn Edin and has been published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Business & Economics categories.
The story of a kind of poverty in America so deep that we, as a country, don't even think exists--from a leading national poverty expert who "defies convention" (New York Times)
Philosophy And Child Poverty
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Author : Nicolás Brando
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-09-12
Philosophy And Child Poverty written by Nicolás Brando and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-12 with Philosophy categories.
This book offers a broad and diverse reflection of the ways in which child poverty could be conceptualised, and the ways in which it is intertwined with childhood as a specific social condition. Furthermore, the responsibilities towards children and the possible mechanisms required for dealing with this condition will be analysed and clarified. This is the first volume on philosophy and child poverty. Despite the increasing number of publications on poverty, the particular phenomenon of poverty during childhood has not received much philosophical attention. This is surprising, given the severity and depth of child poverty around the globe. This volume brings together various philosophical approaches and how they understand and tackle child poverty. This is an important addition to the philosophical literature, which is also of wider interest to scholars working in the social sciences and with an interest in child poverty.
Urban Narratives
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Author : David J. Connor
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2008
Urban Narratives written by David J. Connor and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Education categories.
Urban Narratives foregrounds previously silenced voices of young people of color who are labeled disabled. Overrepresented in special education classes, yet underrepresented in educational research, these students - the largest group within segregated special education classes - share their perceptions of the world and their place within it. Eight 'portraits in progress' consisting of their own words and framed by their poetry and drawings, reveal compelling insights about life inside and out of the American urban education system. The book uses an intersectional analysis to examine how power circulates in society throughout and among historical, cultural, institutional, and interpersonal domains, impacting social, academic, and economic opportunities for individuals, and expanding or circumscribing their worlds.