Poverty in America / Tamara Thompson, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thompson, Tamara, editor.

Series:

At issue. Social issues.

At issue Poverty in America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

United States--Economic conditions.

United States.

United States--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (142 pages).

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Provides a wide range of opinions on a specific social issue. Offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Overview: America's War on Poverty

2. A Variety of Factors Contribute to Poverty

3. Many who Experience Poverty are the "Working Poor"

4. Child Poverty is a Critical Problem

5. Poverty Impacts Rural Communities

6. A First-Hand Account of Living in Poverty

7. Poverty in America is Greatly Exaggerated

8. US Poverty Rate Reduced Thanks to Safety-Net Programs

9. The United States Lags on Poverty Compared to other Nations

10. The Government should do More to Reduce Poverty

11. Government Programs are not the Solution to Poverty

12. Economic Inequality Promotes Poverty

13. Increasing the Minimum Wage would Help Reduce Poverty

14. How Minimum Wage Laws Increase Poverty

15. Poverty Negatively Affects Mental Functioning

16. Poverty Industry Drives Memphis Economy

Organizations to Contact

Bibliography

Index

Back Cover.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780737776492

0737776498

OCLC:

946078606