Families in Poverty: Volume I in the "Families in the 21st Century Series" (Families in the Twenty-First Century) - Softcover

Seccombe, Karen T.; Ferguson, Susan J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205502547 ISBN 13: 9780205502547

Verlag: Pearson, 2007

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Book by Seccombe Karen Ferguson Susan J

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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 reduce poverty

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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

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• Verlag: Pearson
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0205502547
• ISBN 13: 9780205502547
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224