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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Poverty as a Social Problem | |
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| The Problem of Poverty | |
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| The Individualistic Perspective and the Structural Perspective | |
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| Organization of the Book | |
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| Appendix | |
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| Individualistic Theories of Poverty and Inequality | |
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| The Biogenetic Theory of Poverty and Inequality | |
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| Our Fate Is in Our Genes | |
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| Genes, IQ, and Intelligence | |
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| Is It Better to Be Born Smart or Born Rich? | |
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| Genes, IQ, and Poverty | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Cultural Theory of Poverty and Inequality | |
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| Poverty as Deviance | |
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| The Origins and Development of the Cultural Theory | |
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| The Culture of the Poor | |
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| The Sources of the Cultural Deviance of the Poor | |
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| The Cultural Solution to the Problem of Poverty | |
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| Is the Cultural Theory Plausible? | |
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| How Well Does the Cultural Theory Know the Poor? | |
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| Do the Poor Differ from the Nonpoor, and If So How and Why? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Human Capital Theory of Poverty and Inequality | |
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| Education Is the Key to Success | |
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| Acquiring Human Capital | |
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| Converting Human Capital | |
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| What You Know or Who You Are? | |
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| What You Know or Who You Know? | |
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| What You Know or Where You Work? | |
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| Skills Deficit or Jobs Deficit? | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| A Structural Perspective on Poverty-Four Systems | |
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| The Economic System and Poverty | |
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| The Economics of Poverty | |
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| Poverty and Economic Growth | |
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| Skill-Biased Technological Change | |
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| A Shift in the Balance of Economic Power | |
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| Deindustrialization | |
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| Globalization | |
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| Corporate Restructuring | |
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| A Shortage of Jobs | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Political System and Poverty | |
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| The Politics of Poverty | |
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| We're Number One: The United States in Comparative Perspective | |
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| The Structure of the American Political System | |
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| The Political Mobilization of Business | |
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| The Political Marginalization of the Working Class and the Poor | |
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| The Synergy of Money and Power | |
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| Policy Consequences of the Power Shift: Robin Hood in Reverse | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Cultural System and Poverty | |
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| Hearts and Minds | |
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| The American Dream and the Ideology of Individualism | |
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| Beliefs about Poverty and the Poor | |
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| Strong Individualism, Weak Structuralism | |
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| The News Media | |
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| The Right-Wing Ideology Machine | |
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| The Rightward Turn in Poverty Discourse | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Social System and Poverty | |
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| We Are Not Alone | |
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| Group Memberships | |
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| Neighborhood Effects | |
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| Social Networks and Social Capital | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| A Structural Perspective on Poverty-Ten Obstacles | |
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| Structural Obstacles and the Persistence of Poverty (I) | |
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| Racial and Ethnic Discrimination | |
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| Residential Segregation | |
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| Housing | |
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| Education | |
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| Transportation | |
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| Structural Obstacles and the Persistence of Poverty (II) | |
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| Sex Discrimination | |
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| Child Care | |
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| Health and Health Care | |
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| Retirement Insecurity | |
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| Legal Deprivation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Poverty and Power | |
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| Programs and Power | |
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| Movements and Power | |
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| Selected Bibliography | |
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| Index | |
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| About the Author | |