{"product_id":"understanding-poverty-a-relational-approach-9781509553334","title":"Understanding Poverty: A Relational Approach","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeople in poverty suffer daily under misconceptions about economic hardship and its causes. Providing the most comprehensive consideration to date of poverty in the United States, Elizabeth Seale tackles how we think about issues of culture, behavior, and poverty, cutting straight to the heart of debates about social class. The book addresses tough questions, including how being poor affects individual behavior, and how we can make sense of that in a larger social and political context. The central premise is that to understand the behavior and lives of people in poverty, one must consider their relational context, especially relations of vulnerability and the human need for dignity. Poverty is a social problem we should address as a society by changing social relations that, as a matter of course, cause unnecessary and immense suffering. To do so, we must directly confront our lack of regard for people in poverty by recognizing that they are in fact worthy of an effort to induce major social change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This critical introduction to poverty will be an important read for undergraduate students and above in sociology wanting to learn more about the growing social problems of poverty, inequality, and stratification.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. On Understanding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoverty in the U.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy Research Experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow We Think and Talk about Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Relational Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat a Relational Approach Contributes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelations of Vulnerability and the Desire for Dignity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAims and Overview of the Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Who Are the Poor?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefining and Measuring Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMobility\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiversity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimilarity to and Difference from the Nonpoor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Family and Parenting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingle Mother Households\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Moms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChild Maltreatment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCulture of Poverty and Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProblems with the Culture of Poverty Arguments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary Research on Culture and Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Culture of Dependency or a Culture of Blame?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Structure and Social Relations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Structure Creates Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSocial Policy: Punishing the Poor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Limits of Structuralism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Relational Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Opportunity and Personal Autonomy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoing to College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinding (Better) Employment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Autonomy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Vulnerability and Dignity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Relations of Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChanging Our Thinking about Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Significance of a Relational Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409559494999,"sku":"9781509553334","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509553334.jpg?v=1730507235","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-poverty-a-relational-approach-9781509553334","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}