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Facts on File Poverty in America (American Experience)

Name: Poverty in America (American Experience)
Brand: Facts on File
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The poor have been a part of the U.S. population since the founding of the nation, although society's attitude toward them has changed over time. ""Poverty in America"" examines the lives and experiences of the poor throughout the United States from colonial times to the present, covering trends, events, facts, figures, and anything else related to this topic. Featuring first-person accounts from the poor themselves as well as from charity and government workers and other observers, this insightful new volume seeks to highlight the lives of this underprivileged class of people, as well as dispel the myths surrounding their role in society as ""the poor."" The author examines important issues such as the changing attitudes toward poverty, the differences between urban and rural poverty, the welfare system, the Great Depression, and the ""War on Poverty."" The unique problems of various groups represented among the chronically poor - namely migrant workers, American Indians, residents of Appalachia, African Americans, single-family households headed by women, and the aging, as well as those who are classified as the ""new poor,"" a group that includes displaced farm and factory workers and their families - are also addressed. Each chapter begins with a detailed narrative that sheds important light on the story of the poor - and thus on the history of the United States. Chronologies of important events follow, along with eyewitness testimonies from Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Kozol, and hundreds of others living in and fighting against poverty. This volume also features relevant primary source documents, including the Emancipation Proclamation, the Social Security Act, and the Economic Opportunity Act. Additional features that will be useful to students include concise biographies of 55 important individuals, such as Jane Addams and Booker T. Washington, 95 black-and-white photographs and illustrations, as well as maps, graphs, tables, a glossary, appendixes, notes, a thorough bibliography, and an index.

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Brand: Facts on File
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 0816060622
Category: Books > Subjects > Reference
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 April 2007
Listed Since: 15 February 2007

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