Poverty is a social problem, and finding solutions requires us to look closely at our society, laws and social institutions. Families in Poverty brings together the best and most recent quantitative and qualitative data to examine poverty among U.S. families, the problems poor families face, and discusses how solutions to poverty do exist. Some major topics found in the text include: Trends in poverty in the United States; Discussion on how poverty is measured and defined; Critiques on several explanations of poverty; Consequences of poverty on children and adults; Labor market issues such as unemployment, minimum wage, employer-sponsored fringe benefits; Programs in the United States designed to eliminate or red.
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Families in Poverty: Volume 1 in the “Families in the Twenty-First Century Series”, 1/e
- Karen Seccombe Meenan, Portland State University (HEPM ID: 4935242)
- Susan J. Ferguson, Grinnell College (HEPM ID: 8391990)
- ISBN: 0205502547
Poverty is a social problem and finding solutions requires us to look closely at our society, laws, and social institutions. Families in Poverty brings together the best and most recent quantitative and qualitative data to examine poverty among U.S. families and the problems poor families face, and discusses how solutions to poverty do exist.
Some major topics found in the text include:
- Trends in poverty in the United States
- Discussion on how poverty is measured and defined
- Critiques on several explanations of poverty
- Consequences of poverty on children and adults
- Labor market issues such as unemployment, minimum wage, employer-sponsored fringe benefits
- Programs in the United States designed to eliminate or reduce poverty
About the Author
Karen Seccombe, Ph.D./MSW, is a sociologist and Professor of Community Health at Portland State University, whose research focuses on social stratification and family sociology. Her work on the health and well-being of poor families, and on the affect of U.S. health and welfare policies, appears frequently in leading social science journals. She is the author of several other books including “So You Think I Drive a Cadillac?” Welfare Recipients’ Perspective on the System and Its Reform, Second Edition (Allyn and Bacon, 2007), Families and their Social Worlds (Allyn & Bacon, 2008), and (with K. Hoffman) Just Don't Get Sick: Access to Health Care in the Aftermath of Welfare Reform (Rutgers University Press, 2007).
The "Families in the 21st Century" Series Editor is Susan Ferguson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Grinnell College. Her own research interests include the never-married and women's health issues. She is the author of Shifting the Center: Understanding Contemporary Families, 3/e (McGraw-Hill, 2007).
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Excellent Comprehensive Resource on Poverty in America,
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I use this book in the Families and Poverty class I teach at a University and students seem to really like it. Some who don't typically read their textbooks much actually reported being surprised by how much they enjoyed it. One of its strengths is that factual and conceptual information is illustrated with real-life examples. The stories of people's lives Seccombe weaves into the text really grab students' attention and give them something concrete to hold on to.
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The Families in Poverty textbook is a beneficial resource for researched based information. This text is an easy read and has an ample amount of interesting facts and personal stories. Real-life stories and simple definitions of poverty terms are provided in this text making it an enjoyable and frustration-free. There is lots of knowledge and insight that will help one broaden their understanding and insight about poverty. I would highly recommend this textbook; its extremely useful and a great guide for discussion ideas.
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