The Web of Poverty: Psychosocial PerspectivesRoutledge, 18/03/2014 - 310 من الصفحات The most interdisciplinary, integrated text on poverty, The Web of Poverty: Psychosocial Perspectives gives you a full understanding of poverty and its consequences, equipping you to affect social change. This unique book examines the social and personal causes of poverty, focusing on the consequences of poverty at the neighborhood and school levels and on families, children, and youth. Ethnic and racial minorities are considered throughout the text, and a chapter is devoted to the interface of poverty, segregation, and discrimination. The Web of Poverty helps you clearly see the effects of poverty by considering the cultural and social contexts of victims’lives. In doing so, it fills a gap in the literature caused by books that overlook personal issues and data related to individual experiences. Chapters address contentious and sensitive issues within a critical psychosocial perspective that informs concepts such as the subculture of poverty, social pathologies, and the “overclass.” Many of the topics and perspectives you'll explore in its pages are rarely considered together in one volume. Specifically, you'll read about:
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Systemic Causes of Poverty | |
Personal Causes of Poverty | |
Urban Neighborhoods in Poverty | |
Schools and Education in Poor Districts | |
Disadvantaged Families | |
Women Children and the Elderly | |
Poverty and Delinquency | |
Poverty Undermines Genetic Potential | |
Conclusions Implications and Critiques | |
Glossary | |
Reference Notes | |
Bibliography | |
Author Index | |
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