Title: The colors of poverty : why racial and ethnic disparities persist /
Authors: Lin, Ann Chih.; Harris, David R., 1969-
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Poor United States Cross-cultural studies.; Poverty United States Cross-cultural studies.; Minorities United States Economic conditions; Minorities United States Social conditions
Abstract: "The Colors of Poverty reframes the debate over the causes of minority poverty by emphasizing the cumulative effects of disadvantage in perpetuating poverty across generations. The contributors consider a kaleidoscope of factors that contribute to widening racial gaps, including education, racial discrimination, social capital, immigration, and incarceration." "The Colors of Poverty is a comprehensive and evocative introduction to the dynamics of race and inequality. The research in this landmark volume moves scholarship on inequality beyond a simple black-white paradigm, beyond the search for a single cause of poverty, and beyond the promise of one "magic bullet" solution."--Jacket.
Contents: Why is American poverty still colored in the twenty-first century? / Ann Chih Lin and David R. Harris -- pt. I: Group identity and group outcomes. The dynamics of discrimination / Devah Page -- Justifying inequality : a social psychological analysis of beliefs about poverty and the poor / Heather E. Bullock -- How culture matters : enriching our understanding of poverty / Michele Lamont and Mario Luis Small -- pt. II: Nonracial explanations for racial disparities in poverty. How educational inequality develops / George Farkas -- Poverty, migration, and health / David R. Williams and Selina A. Mohammed -- Can social capital explain persistent racial poverty gaps? / Lincoln Quillian and Rozlyn Redd -- pt. III: Policy, race, and poverty : intentions and consequences. Race, place, and poverty revisited / Michael A. Stoll -- Place, race, and access to the safety net / Scott W. Allard -- Punishment, crime, and poverty / Darren Wheelock and Christopher Uggen -- Coloring the terms of membership / Joe Soss and Sanford F. Schram.