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Papers from a symposium of the American Anthropological Association examining life styles, education, language and other characteristics of the underpriviliged.
Author : Eleanor Burke Leacock
Publisher : New York : Simon and Schuster
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 39,71 MB
Release : 1971
Category : Social Science
ISBN :
Papers from a symposium of the American Anthropological Association examining life styles, education, language and other characteristics of the underpriviliged.
Author : Lewis Wilson
Publisher : Signet
Page : pages
File Size : 29,24 MB
Release : 1971-02-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780451606587
Author : Michael Harrington
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 50,70 MB
Release : 1997-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 068482678X
Examines the economic underworld of migrant farm workers, the aged, minority groups, and other economically underprivileged groups.
Author : David Harding
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,68 MB
Release : 2010-06-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1412988977
Culture has returned to the poverty research agenda. Over the past decade, sociologists, demographers, and even economists have begun asking questions about the role of culture in many aspects of poverty, at times even explaining the behavior of low-income populations in reference to cultural factors. Unlike their predecessors, contemporary researchers rarely claim that culture will sustain itself for multiple generations regardless of structural changes, and they almost never use the term "pathology," which implied in an earlier era that people would cease to be poor if they changed their culture. The new generation of scholars conceives of culture in substantially different ways. In this latest issue of the ANNALS, readers are treated to thought-provoking articles that attempt to bridge the gap between poverty and culture scholarship, highlighting new trends in poverty research. This volume is vital reading, not only for sociologists but also for researchers across the social sciences as a whole.
Author : Donna Walker-Tileston
Publisher : Solution Tree Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 15,18 MB
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 1934009792
Learn a four-step research-based program for differentiating instruction based on the cultural needs, beliefs, and values of diverse learners. The authors show you how to build teacher background knowledge; plan for differentiation; and differentiate context, content, process, product, and assessment. This book provides an opportunity for the education community to engage students at risk whom our schools have often failed.
Author : Oscar Lewis
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 21,71 MB
Release : 2011-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 030774454X
A pioneering work from a visionary anthropologist, The Children of Sanchez is hailed around the world as a watershed achievement in the study of poverty—a uniquely intimate investigation, as poignant today as when it was first published. It is the epic story of the Sánchez family, told entirely by its members—Jesus, the 50-year-old patriarch, and his four adult children—as their lives unfold in the Mexico City slum they call home. Weaving together their extraordinary personal narratives, Oscar Lewis creates a sympathetic but ultimately tragic portrait that is at once harrowing and humane, mystifying and moving. An invaluable document, full of verve and pathos, The Children of Sanchez reads like the best of fiction, with the added impact that it is all, undeniably, true.
Author : CHARLES A. VALENTINE
Publisher :
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 15,45 MB
Release : 1969
Category :
ISBN :
Author : United States. Department of Labor. Office of Policy Planning and Research
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 22,83 MB
Release : 1965
Category : African American families
ISBN :
The life and times of the thirty-second President who was reelected four times.
Author : Adam D. Vass Gal
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 35,11 MB
Release : 2014-11-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1622730186
Are the impoverished victims of circumstance or are they contributing to their situations through their own actions and principles? This perplexing question does not have a simple answer. "Generational Poverty: An Economic Look at the Culture of the Poor" examines both sides of the coin. Written by an economist, the book provides a unique perspective into the study of this emotionally-charged issue. It shows that economic analysis can shed light on some of the roots of persistent poverty and may point to its potential solution. Generational Poverty covers the author’s eye-opening experiences with a young man named Jermaine and his family, initiated through the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) program. As someone who cares for Jermaine and his family, it was nothing short of a surprise to see first-hand some of the obstacles Jermaine’s family are creating for themselves, while at the same time battling many of today’s social constructs. In the course of the program, the author learned a great deal about Jermaine’s life, culture, and the obstacles he faces. This work identifies impediments that Jermaine has experienced as well as common challenges faced in his community. In the words of the author: “Most of my research for this book is devoted to pinpointing these cultural issues and gathering varying opinions for each one. While I do detail each unique perspective, my goal is to align each argument to an economic fundamental. This creates a more consistent diagnosis that does not depend on a personal set of values. My hope is that future economists will continue to study this suffering portion of our population to determine the most effective way to remedy the continuingly increasing problem of poverty.”
Author : William Julius Wilson
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 29,30 MB
Release : 2010-03-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0393073521
A preeminent sociologist of race explains a groundbreaking new framework for understanding racial inequality, challenging both conservative and liberal dogma. In this timely and provocative contribution to the American discourse on race, William Julius Wilson applies an exciting new analytic framework to three politically fraught social problems: the persistence of the inner-city ghetto, the plight of low-skilled black males, and the fragmentation of the African American family. Though the discussion of racial inequality is typically ideologically polarized. Wilson dares to consider both institutional and cultural factors as causes of the persistence of racial inequality. He reaches the controversial conclusion that while structural and cultural forces are inextricably linked, public policy can only change the racial status quo by reforming the institutions that reinforce it.