{"product_id":"understanding-poverty-a-relational-approach-paperback-softback-9781509553334","title":"Understanding Poverty; A Relational Approach (Paperback \/ softback) 9781509553334","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eUnderstanding Poverty\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Relational Approach\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eElizabeth Seale (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509553334, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 August 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e229 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Too often those in poverty encounter blame and disrespect. In this compelling and original book, Seale shifts attention to where it belongs: the social relationships of unequal power that produce and sustain poverty’s ill effects. Beautifully written and long overdue!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Levine, Temple University College of Liberal Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Elizabeth Seale has gifted us with a wide-ranging introduction to poverty research and policy. Most importantly, she has reinterpreted past research through a thoroughly relational lens. She convincingly demonstrates that it is a mistake to think of poverty as the result of individuals making bad choices or groups having bad cultures or even societies having harmful structures. The central sociological insight that ties this book together is that poverty is produced in relationships that channel action, generate vulnerabilities, and in the end deny dignity.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Tomaskovic-Devey, University of Massachusetts, Amherst\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePeople in poverty suffer daily under misconceptions about economic hardship and its causes. Providing the most comprehensive consideration to date of poverty in the United States, Elizabeth Seale tackles how we think about issues of culture, behavior, and poverty, cutting straight to the heart of debates about social class. The book addresses tough questions, including how being poor affects individual behavior, and how we can make sense of that in a larger social and political context. The central premise is that to understand the behavior and lives of people in poverty, one must consider their relational context, especially relations of vulnerability and the human need for dignity. Poverty is a social problem we should address as a society by changing social relations that, as a matter of course, cause unnecessary and immense suffering. To do so, we must directly confront our lack of regard for people in poverty by recognizing that they are in fact worthy of an effort to induce major social change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This critical introduction to poverty will be an important read for undergraduate students and above in sociology wanting to learn more about the growing social problems of poverty, inequality, and stratification.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. On Understanding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoverty in the U.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy Research Experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow We Think and Talk about Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Relational Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat a Relational Approach Contributes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRelations of Vulnerability and the Desire for Dignity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAims and Overview of the Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Who Are the Poor?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDefining and Measuring Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMobility\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiversity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimilarity to and Difference from the Nonpoor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Family and Parenting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSingle Mother Households\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Moms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChild Maltreatment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Culture\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorical Context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCulture of Poverty and Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProblems with the Culture of Poverty Arguments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary Research on Culture and Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Culture of Dependency or a Culture of Blame?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Structure and Social Relations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow Structure Creates Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSocial Policy: Punishing the Poor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Limits of Structuralism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Relational Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Opportunity and Personal Autonomy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoing to College\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinding (Better) Employment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeneral Autonomy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Vulnerability and Dignity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Relations of Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChanging Our Thinking about Poverty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Significance of a Relational Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52462940979480,"sku":"9781509553334","price":16.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509553334.jpg?v=1785543195","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/understanding-poverty-a-relational-approach-paperback-softback-9781509553334","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}