Trapped in a Maze

Trapped in a Maze provides a window into families' lived experiences in poverty by looking at their complex interactions with institutions such as welfare, hospitals, courts, housing, and schools. Families are more intertwined with institutions than ever as they struggle to maintain their eligibility for services and face the possibility that involvement with one institution could trigger other types of institutional oversight. Many poor families find themselves trapped in a multi-institutional maze, stuck in between several systems with no clear path to resolution. Tracing the complex and often unpredictable journeys of families in this maze, this book reveals how the formal rationality by which these institutions ostensibly operate undercuts what they can actually achieve. And worse, it demonstrates how involvement with multiple institutions can perpetuate the conditions of poverty that these families are fighting to escape.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Leslie Paik, Paik Leslie
• Editore: University Of California Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.08.2021
• EAN: 9780520344648
• ISBN: 978-0-520-34464-8
• Pagine: 185
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, LAW / Labor & Employment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, LAW / Discrimination, Poverty & unemployment, Social Work, Social welfare & social services, Social discrimination & inequality, Social welfare and social services, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Housing & homelessness, Poverty and precarity, Housing and homelessness, Social discrimination and social justice, Discrimination in employment and harassment law, Discrimination in employment law