Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty 1st Edition Mark Robert Rank

Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty 1st Edition Mark Robert Rank – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780190881382,9780190881399,9780190881405,0190881380,0190881399,0190881402

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• ISBN 10:0190881402
• ISBN 13:9780190881405
• Author: Mark Robert Rank, Lawrence M. Eppard, Heather E. Bullock

Few topics have as many myths, stereotypes, and misperceptions surrounding them as that of poverty in America. The poor have been badly misunderstood since the beginnings of the country, with the rhetoric only ratcheting up in recent times. Our current era of fake news, alternative facts, and media partisanship has led to a breeding ground for all types of myths and misinformation to gain traction and legitimacy.
Table contents:

1. Introduction
2. Most Americans Will Experience Poverty
3. The Poor Tend to Live Outside of Impoverished Inner-City Neighborhoods
4. Poverty Spells Are Short but Frequent
5. Whites Are the Largest Racial Group Experiencing Poverty
6. Hard Work Is Insufficient
7. Raising Education and Skill Levels Will Not Solve Poverty Alone
8. Decision-Making Is Constrained for Those With Fewer Resources
9. Poverty Is Preventable
10. America’s Poor Are Worse Off Than Elsewhere
11. The Economic Cost of Poverty Is Enormous
12. The Moral Ground to View Poverty Is Injustice
13. The U.S. Welfare State Is Minimal
14. Welfare Fraud Is Scarce
15. Government Programs Can Reduce Poverty
16. The United States Is No Longer a Land of Upward Mobility and Opportunity
17. The Playing Field Is Uneven
18. Inequality Matters
19. Why Do the Myths Persist?
20. Reshaping Social Policy
21. Creating the Change
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