Framework for Understanding Poverty

Framework for Understanding Poverty

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People in poverty face challenges virtually unknown to those in middle class or wealth--challenges from both obvious and hidden sources. The reality of being poor brings out a survival mentality, and turns attention away from opportunities taken for granted by everyone else. <br /><br />If you work with people from poverty, some understanding of how different their world is from yours will be invaluable. Whether you're an educator--or a social, health, or legal services professional--this breakthrough book gives you practical, real-world support and guidance to improve your effectiveness in working with people from all socioeconomic backgrounds. Since 1995 <em>A Framework for Understanding Poverty</em> has guided hundreds of thousands of educators and other professionals through the pitfalls and barriers faced by all classes, especially the poor. <br /><br />Carefully researched and packed with charts, tables, and questionaires, <em>Framework </em>not only documents the facts of poverty, it provides practical yet compassionate strategies for addressing its impact on people's lives.