The colors of poverty
By: Ann Chih Lin and David R. Harris, editor [sic].
Contributors: Lin, Ann Chih.; Harris, David R., 1969-
Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 331
ISBN-13: 9780871545398
Subjects: Poor -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Poverty -- United States -- Cross-cultural studies; Minorities -- United States -- Economic conditions; Minorities -- United States -- Social conditions
Genres: Cross-cultural studies.
Description: "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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.