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Families in Poverty: Volume I in the "Families in the 21st Century Series"
Karen Seccombe, Portland State University
Susan J. Ferguson, Grinnell College

ISBN-10: 0205502547
ISBN-13: 9780205502547

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 176 pp
Published: 10/25/2006

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Poverty is a social problem, and finding solutions requires us to look closely at our society, laws and social institutions. Families in Poverty brings together the best and most recent quantitative and qualitative data to examine poverty among U.S. families, the problems poor families face, and discusses how solutions to poverty do exist.

 

Some major topics found in the text include:

  • Trends in poverty in the United States
  • Discussion on how poverty is measured and defined
  • Critiques on several explanations of poverty
  • Consequences of poverty on children and adults
  • Labor market issues such as unemployment, minimum wage, employer-sponsored fringe benefits
  • Programs in the United States designed to eliminate or reduce poverty

  • Draws upon the both recent qualitative and quantitative data to help readers understand the extent, causes, and consequences of poverty.
  • Most recent data available from sources such as:
    • U.S. Census Bureau
    • U.S. Department of Labor
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    • U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
    • Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
  • Discusses the evolution of the 1996 welfare reform legislation and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) programs
  • Describes and evaluates the effects of welfare reforms
  • Compares and contrasts U.S. family anti-poverty policies with those of other industrialized nations
  • Encourages readers to think and take action upon how to reduce or eliminate poverty
  • Part of "Families in the 21st Century", an Allyn & Bacon series of short texts and research monographs that focus on critical issues facing families today.

Families in Poverty

 

Table of Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1:  Putting a Face on Poverty            

                Dee

                    

                Kate

                  

                Robert and Maria

                     

                Poverty is a Structural Problem

 

                Conclusion and Organization

 

 

Chapter 2:  Who Are the Poor, and What Exactly is Poverty, Anyway?

           How Many are Poor?

                               

               How is Poverty Measured?

                                

               Inequality in Wealth and Income

 

               Social Class

                             

 

 

Chapter 3:   Living Poorly: Poverty’s Effects on Children and Their Parents

            Carlos

 

                Physical Health

                               

                Cognitive Abilities and School Achievement

 

                Children’s Mental Health, Social Adjustment, and Well-being

 

                Consequences for Adults

 

                Pathways

 

                               

Chapter 4:  How Americans View Poverty: Why Are So Many Families Poor?

                Historical Views About Poverty

                               

                Current Views About Poverty

                               

               

 

Chapter 5:   Welfare and Its Reform: Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)

            History of Cash Assistance Programs

                              

                Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF): “Ending Welfare As We Know It”

                               

                What do Welfare Recipients Think of Welfare Reform?

 

                How is TANF Working?  Research Findings

 

 

Chapter 6:   Building Resiliency: Programs and Policies for Families

            Family Resiliency

                               

                Food Stamp Program

                               

                Health Insurance

                               

                Head Start

 

                Economic Policies: The Earned Income Tax Credit

 

                Social Security

 

 

Chapter 7:  Can Poverty Be Eliminated? Lessons We Could Learn

            Reasons for High Poverty in the United States

 

                Comparative Family Policies

                               

                Case Study: France

 

                Conclusion

Karen Seccombe, Ph.D./MSW, is a sociologist and Professor of Community Health at Portland State University, whose research focuses on social stratification and family sociology. Her work on the health and well-being of poor families, and on the affect of U.S. health and welfare policies, appears frequently in leading social science journals. She is the author of several other books including “So You Think I Drive a Cadillac?” Welfare Recipients’ Perspective on the System and Its Reform, Second Edition (Allyn and Bacon, 2007), Families and their Social Worlds (Allyn & Bacon, 2008), and (with K. Hoffman) Just Don't Get Sick: Access to Health Care in the Aftermath of Welfare Reform (Rutgers University Press, 2007).

 

The "Families in the 21st Century" Series Editor is Susan Ferguson, Associate Professor of Sociology at Grinnell College. Her own research interests include the never-married and women's health issues. She is the author of Shifting the Center: Understanding Contemporary Families, 3/e (McGraw-Hill, 2007).

Families in Poverty: Volume 1 in the “Families in the Twenty-First Century Series”, 1/e

  • Karen Seccombe Meenan, Portland State University (HEPM ID: 4935242)
  • Susan J. Ferguson, Grinnell College (HEPM ID: 8391990)
  • ISBN: 0205502547

Poverty is a social problem and finding solutions requires us to look closely at our society, laws, and social institutions. Families in Poverty brings together the best and most recent quantitative and qualitative data to examine poverty among U.S. families and the problems poor families face, and discusses how solutions to poverty do exist.

 

Some major topics found in the text include:

  • Trends in poverty in the United States
  • Discussion on how poverty is measured and defined
  • Critiques on several explanations of poverty
  • Consequences of poverty on children and adults
  • Labor market issues such as unemployment, minimum wage, employer-sponsored fringe benefits
  • Programs in the United States designed to eliminate or reduce poverty

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    Poverty is a social problem, and finding solutions requires us to look closely at our society, laws and social institutions. Families in Poverty brings together the best and most recent quantitative and qualitative data to examine poverty among U.S. families, the problems poor families face, and discusses how solutions to poverty do exist.

     

    Some major topics found in the text include:

    • Trends in poverty in the United States
    • Discussion on how poverty is measured and defined
    • Critiques on several explanations of poverty
    • Consequences of poverty on children and adults
    • Labor market issues such as unemployment, minimum wage, employer-sponsored fringe benefits
    • Programs in the United States designed to eliminate or reduce poverty
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