Poverty and Power - The Problem of Structural Inequality

Clear, accessible, and compelling--a critical guide to the unequal distribution of economic, political, and cultural power and its effects on the persistence of poverty and economic hardship

About the author

Edward Royce is professor emeritus of sociology at Rollins College, where he was a recipient of the Cornell Distinguished Faculty Award. In addition to Poverty and Power, he is also the author of Classical Social Theory and Modern Society: Marx, Durkheim, Weber (2015).

Summary

Poverty and Power examines structural inequality in American society by focusing on the persistence of poverty, resulting from failings of our political, economic, cultural, and social systems.

Product details

• Authors: Edward Royce, Royce Edward
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781538167557
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-6755-7
• No. of pages: 352
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; Ethnic Studies, EDUCATION / General, Education, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Globalization, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Business & Economics / General, RELIGION / General, Discrimination, Economy, Black Lives Matter, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, American Dream, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Equality, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, victim blaming, Pension plans, Segregation, Anthropology, Child Poverty, unemployment, Social & cultural history, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Business & management, Poverty & unemployment, Poverty, Welfare, Employment, Labor Market, Religion & beliefs, personal responsibility, Social Work, Politics & government, Unions, Gender pay gap, Neoliberalism, Ethnic groups & multicultural studies, small business, Social Networks, Social discrimination & inequality, Wealth, Educational strategies & policy, Social Justice, Inequality, Housing Policy, Social discrimination & equal treatment, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Crime & criminology, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Early Childhood Education, Human Geography, criminal justice, Consumerism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Poverty & precarity, Multicultural education, Housing & homelessness, African-American, corporations, Gerrymandering, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Child care, educational attainment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Great Recession, wage growth, Voting rights, Workforce training, Economic inequality, Food Insecurity, health disparities, Economic insecurity, Causes of Poverty, individualism, Affordability, immigration reform, Earned income tax credit, felons, Hispanic discrimination, Housing Shortage, Biogenetic theory, worker retraining, Child development centers, investment and investing, Retirement savings, media bias, investment capital, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), organized labor, education funding, Latinx discrimination, geography of inequality, poor people, tax cuts, Wage decline, eviction, health risks, economic disparity, Standardizes tests in education, voting access, public assistance, Black poverty, single mothers, intelligence quotient (IQ), redlining, media and poverty, Bell curve, public transportation, Human capital theory, voting disenfranchisement, Equal Opportunity, elder poverty and abuse, Collective bargaining, graduation rates