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28 ratings, 3.89 average rating, 4 reviews
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published
September 1st 2003
by Seven Stories Press
binding
Paperback, 160 pages
isbn
1583226079
(isbn13: 9781583226070)
description
"This accessible, clearly written book . . . may inspire ordinary people to work toward full desegregation of our society."-Publishers Weekly<...more
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why isn't this book more famous? cause you know that hard to find combo of informative and readable? this book has it, and more. it's written by a doctor and is extremely insightful.
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*The American stereotype of poverty has become the single-parent, black, inner-city family. And indeed, African Americans are three times more likely to become poor than whites. In the 2000 Census, almost half (46.8 percent) of American's poor were white, close to another quarter (23 percent) were Hispanic, and (6.2 percent) were Native Americans, Asian, and Pacific Islanders. Over just one-quarter (26.2 percent) were African American. Of those poor Americans, almost a quarter (22.0 percent) liv...more
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Simple, yet not simplistic survey of the most influential studies on the causes and symptoms of urban poverty. A great beginner's guide to issues of social justice.
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Read this for a social policy class...very informative and eye-opening. Helps you realize why some people are in the situations that they are.
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