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- ISBN
- 9780195189728
- Book Title
- One Nation, Underprivileged : Why American Poverty Affects Us All
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 6 in
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Perfect
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Social Science
- Topic
- Poverty & Homelessness, Public Policy / Social Policy
- Item Weight
- 18 Oz
- Item Width
- 9.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195189728
ISBN-13
9780195189728
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features
Book Title
One Nation, Underprivileged : Why American Poverty Affects Us All
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Poverty & Homelessness, Public Policy / Social Policy
Publication Year
2005
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
18 Oz
Item Length
6 in
Item Width
9.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
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"America is a wealthy land filled with poverty and economic insecurity that deny millions of our children a fair start in life. One Nation, Underprivileged attacks the problem with new and often surprising research, strong moral values, an ear for real people's voices, and a powerful sense ofoptimism. Mark Rank reveals how we all share the economic, social, personal, and moral costs of economic insecurity in America and shows why and how we can fight back."--Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund, Amid the commercial babble of most messages heard in a land of plenty, Ranks thesis definitely deserves a higher profile. --St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Amid the commercial babble of most messages heard in a land of plenty,Ranks thesis defniitely deserves a higher profile. --St. LouisPost-Dispatch, "An admirable and thoughtful book...Social Forces"A vital book that reminds us of the greatest blind spot in American politics."--Gregg Easterbrook, The New Republic"Rank's book is a must read for students and scholars studying the poverty problem. It is emotionally moving, intellectually stimulating and it inspires us to action." --International Journal of Social Welfare"Amid the commercial babble of most messages heard in a land of plenty, Rank's thesis definitely deserves a higher profile." --St. Louis Post-DispatchAn analytical yet passionate critique of the harsh economic reality of poverty, which will affect most of us during our lives --Z"Rank stands out amid the rising chorus of authors who are decrying wage stagnation and widening income gap in that he tackles the very concept of poverty and its dimensions to demonstrate how and why its pervasiveness makes it a moral and political problem that affects everyone." --America, the National Catholic Weekly"...an engaging book, nontechnical in its presentation of the facts, and written with great compassion for the least fortunate among us. This volume also brings together a large and complex literature on poverty and new empirical evidence on the dynamics of poverty." --Daniel T. Lichter, Ohio State University Journal of Marriage and Family"Rank writes well, and his proposals reflect the state of the policy art on the more liberal end of the political spectrum. Amid all the political discourse about individual deficiencies, his focus on the structural causes of poverty is especially welcome."--Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare"Deconstructing the dominant ideology and poverty, Rank insists that since the poor are poor for structural reasons, we should stop thinking about them as a tribe apart...Rank writes well, and his proposals reflect the state of the policy art on the more liberal end of the political spectrum. Amid all the political discourse about individual deficiencies, his focus on the structural causes of poverty is especially welcome."--Joel Blau, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare"One Nation, Underprivileged, calls the social worker in community practice to act on a new definition of poverty that addresses the structural inequities in our economic system rather than the implied failure of individuals and families....This is a book for practitioners whose work will be renewed and affirmed by Rank's energy and his reminder of the power of coaltiions to affect political change. Equally, this book is a text that will give students in the social sciences direction as they consider their place as providers in confronting the tremendous momentum of America's capitalism and its impact on the poor....a passionate treatment of poverty that will benefit and inspire the practitioner and citizen activist alike."--Journal of Community Practice, "Amid the commercial babble of most messages heard in a land of plenty, Rank's thesis definitely deserves a higher profile." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "A vital book that reminds us of the greatest blind spot in American politics."--Gregg Easterbrook, The New Republic, "If you routinely accept America continuing to build more and more prison space but want to debate building more schools--don't read this book. If you feel good about the "Welfare to Work" law even though 25% of all workers in Iowa make poverty level wages--don't read this book. Mark Rank'sOne Nation, Underprivileged is for all the rest of us who believe poverty is a weapon of mass destruction and that we should all work to change the course this country is barreling down."--Honorable Patricia Scott Schroeder, President and CEO Association of American Publishers, and Form er Member ofthe U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado, "...Offers an analytical yet passionate critique of the harsh economic reality of poverty, which will affect most of us during our lives... "----Z Magazine, "Rank stands out amid the rising chorus of authors who are decrying wage stagnation and widening income gap in that he tackles the very concept of poverty and its dimensions to demonstrate how and why its pervasiveness makes it a moral and political problem that affects everyone." --America,the National Catholic Weekly, "Rank's book is a must read for students and scholars studying the poverty problem. It is emotionally moving, intellectually stimulating and it inspires us to action." --International Journal of Social Welfare, "An admirable and thoughtful book...Social Forces "A vital book that reminds us of the greatest blind spot in American politics."--Gregg Easterbrook, The New Republic "Rank's book is a must read for students and scholars studying the poverty problem. It is emotionally moving, intellectually stimulating and it inspires us to action." --International Journal of Social Welfare "Amid the commercial babble of most messages heard in a land of plenty, Rank's thesis definitely deserves a higher profile." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch An analytical yet passionate critique of the harsh economic reality of poverty, which will affect most of us during our lives --Z "Rank stands out amid the rising chorus of authors who are decrying wage stagnation and widening income gap in that he tackles the very concept of poverty and its dimensions to demonstrate how and why its pervasiveness makes it a moral and political problem that affects everyone." --America, the National Catholic Weekly "...an engaging book, nontechnical in its presentation of the facts, and written with great compassion for the least fortunate among us. This volume also brings together a large and complex literature on poverty and new empirical evidence on the dynamics of poverty." --Daniel T. Lichter, Ohio State University Journal of Marriage and Family "Rank writes well, and his proposals reflect the state of the policy art on the more liberal end of the political spectrum. Amid all the political discourse about individual deficiencies, his focus on the structural causes of poverty is especially welcome."--Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "Deconstructing the dominant ideology and poverty, Rank insists that since the poor are poor for structural reasons, we should stop thinking about them as a tribe apart...Rank writes well, and his proposals reflect the state of the policy art on the more liberal end of the political spectrum. Amid all the political discourse about individual deficiencies, his focus on the structural causes of poverty is especially welcome."--Joel Blau, Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "One Nation, Underprivileged, calls the social worker in community practice to act on a new definition of poverty that addresses the structural inequities in our economic system rather than the implied failure of individuals and families....This is a book for practitioners whose work will be renewed and affirmed by Rank's energy and his reminder of the power of coaltiions to affect political change. Equally, this book is a text that will give students in the social sciences direction as they consider their place as providers in confronting the tremendous momentum of America's capitalism and its impact on the poor....a passionate treatment of poverty that will benefit and inspire the practitioner and citizen activist alike."--Journal of Community Practice, "One Nation, Underprivileged is a valuable book, filled with insights from research and from listening to people in poverty. It addresses fundamental questions about why those who aren't poor should care about the costs of poverty.... An important contribution to the national debate about whypeople are poor and what should be done about poverty in America."--Mark Greenberg, Director of Policy, Center for Law and Social Policy, "An admirable and thoughtful book...Social Forces "A vital book that reminds us of the greatest blind spot in American politics."--Gregg Easterbrook,The New Republic "Rank's book is a must read for students and scholars studying the poverty problem. It is emotionally moving, intellectually stimulating and it inspires us to action." --International Journal of Social Welfare "Amid the commercial babble of most messages heard in a land of plenty, Rank's thesis definitely deserves a higher profile." --St. Louis Post-Dispatch An analytical yet passionate critique of the harsh economic reality of poverty, which will affect most of us during our lives --Z "Rank stands out amid the rising chorus of authors who are decrying wage stagnation and widening income gap in that he tackles the very concept of poverty and its dimensions to demonstrate how and why its pervasiveness makes it a moral and political problem that affects everyone." --America, theNational Catholic Weekly "...an engaging book, nontechnical in its presentation of the facts, and written with great compassion for the least fortunate among us. This volume also brings together a large and complex literature on poverty and new empirical evidence on the dynamics of poverty." --Daniel T. Lichter, Ohio State UniversityJournal of Marriage and Family "Rank writes well, and his proposals reflect the state of the policy art on the more liberal end of the political spectrum. Amid all the political discourse about individual deficiencies, his focus on the structural causes of poverty is especially welcome."--Journal of Sociology and SocialWelfare "Deconstructing the dominant ideology and poverty, Rank insists that since the poor are poor for structural reasons, we should stop thinking about them as a tribe apart...Rank writes well, and his proposals reflect the state of the policy art on the more liberal end of the political spectrum. Amid all the political discourse about individual deficiencies, his focus on the structural causes of poverty is especially welcome."--Joel Blau,Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare "One Nation, Underprivileged, calls the social worker in community practice to act on a new definition of poverty that addresses the structural inequities in our economic system rather than the implied failure of individuals and families....This is a book for practitioners whose work will be renewed and affirmed by Rank's energy and his reminder of the power of coaltiions to affect political change. Equally, this book is a text that will give students in the social sciences direction as they consider their place as providers in confronting the tremendous momentum of America's capitalism and its impact on the poor....a passionate treatment of poverty that will benefit and inspire the practitioner and citizen activist alike."--Journal of Community Practice
Dewey Decimal
339.46
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Table Of Content
Part I. The Nature of American Poverty1. Disturbing Contrasts2. Below the Line3. Poverty as a Structural FailingPart II. A Cause for Concern4. In Our Self Interest5. True to Values6. Essence of CitizenshipPart III. Creating Fundamental Change7. A New Paradigm8. Future Directions9. From the Ground UpAppendix A: Sources of DataAppendix B: Additional Life Table AnalysesBibliography
Synopsis
Despite its enormous wealth, the United States leads the industrialized world in poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged unravels this disturbing paradox by offering a unique and radically different understanding of American poverty. It debunks many of our most common myths about the poor, while at the same time provides a powerful new framework for addressing this enormous social and economic problem. Mark Robert Rank vividly shows that the fundamental causes of poverty are to be found in our economic structure and political policy failures, rather than individual shortcomings or attitudes. He establishes for the first time that a significant percentage of Americans will experience poverty during their adult lifetimes, and firmly demonstrates that poverty is an issue of vital national concern. Ultimately, Rank provides us with a new paradigm for understanding poverty, and outlines an innovative set of strategies that will reduce American poverty. One Nation, Underprivileged represents a profound starting point for rekindling a national focus upon America's most vexing social and economic problem.
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