Poverty and Power: The Problem of Structural Inequality

Poverty and Power is a book that examines structural inequality in American society, focusing on the issue of poverty. It challenges the view that poverty is due to individual failings and argues that it is a result of social forces and institutional problems. The author compares individualistic and structural approaches and makes a case for the superiority of a structural perspective on American poverty.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 378 pages
Publication date: 07 June 2018
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Poverty and Power examines structural inequality in American society with a focus on the issue of poverty. The third edition features new material throughout, including discussions of the 2016 election and current political climate, the geography of poverty, the weakening of the safety net, the declining quality of employment opportunities, and more. Many Americans believe that people are poor because of individual failings, such as lack of skills or work ethic. Poverty and Power challenges this view, showing that American poverty instead is a structural problem, resulting from failings of our political, economic, cultural, and social systems. The book examines the social forces and institutional problems that contribute to growing inequality and the persistence of poverty in the United States. Throughout the book, the author compares individualistic and structural approaches and makes a case for the superiority of a structural perspective on American poverty.

Weight: 554g
Dimension: 152 x 228 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538110454
Edition number: Third Edition