Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom (2nd Edition)

Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom (2nd Edition)

<DIV sercontent> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">This collection of readings provides the voice, the presence, and the perspective of the poor who live on the margins and are generally invisible to the middle and upper classes.  </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px"> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">The goals of this reader are twofold: </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">(1) to bring the realities of the lives of the impoverished as close to the reader as possible</P> <P style="MARGIN: 0px">(2) to get the reader to listen carefully to these voices of the poor in order to enhance their understanding of:</P> <UL> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">How the poor became poor.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">How the poor are treated by individuals and organizations in the community.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">What keeps the poor poor.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">How the poor manage day-to-day.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">What theory of causation best explains poverty.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The consequences of the welfare-to-work federal legislation.</DIV> <LI> <DIV style="MARGIN: 0px">The best solutions for ending poverty.</DIV> </LI> </UL> </DIV>