Edward Royce

Poverty and Power

The Problem of Structural Inequality

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Produktbeschreibung

Poverty and Power argues that American poverty is not due to individual failings but rather to broader structural forces. The third edition features new material on the current political climate, the shortage of quality job opportunities, the implications of the Trump presidency, and more.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9781538110454
• ISBN-10: 1538110458
• Artikelnr.: 51155705

Autorenporträt

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 and Classical Social Theory and Modern Society.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the third edition Acknowledgments 1. Poverty as a Social Problem
Part I: Individualistic Theories of Poverty and Inequality 2. The
Biogenetic Theory of Poverty and Inequality 3. The Cultural Theory of
Poverty and Inequality 4. The Human Capital Theory of Poverty and
Inequality Part II: A Structural Perspective on Poverty-Four Systems 5. The
Economic System and Poverty 6. The Political System and Poverty 7. The
Cultural System and Poverty 8. The Social System and Poverty Part III: A
Structural Perspective on Poverty-Ten Obstacles 9. Structural Obstacles and
the Persistence of Poverty (Part I) 10. Structural Obstacles and the
Persistence of Poverty (Part II) 11. Conclusion Appendix: The
Individualistic Perspective and the Structural Perspective Notes Selected
Bibliography Index About the author