基本説明
Explores poverty in the United States through the viewpoints and arguments of academic and political "experts".
Full Description
Sweating it Out explores poverty in the United States through the viewpoints and arguments of academic and political "experts," low-income adults from Louisiana, and the Bible and Christian theologians. Each group presents their theories on poverty, the groups affected by poverty, and how the problem of poverty should be addressed. In detailed chapters, Michael Landon presents each group's opinion on the causes of poverty, which include stress or mental illness, personal irresponsibility, social injustice, and family upbringing, among others. Sweating it Out is not only an investigation of poverty in America, but a resource for people of faith, academics, politicians, social workers, and low-income Americans on how to combat poverty.
Contents
Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Section I: What the Experts Say Causes Poverty
Chapter 3 1. The Culture of Poverty
Chapter 4 2. Economic Ethos
Chapter 5 3. Personal Irresponsibility
Chapter 6 4. Dependency Theory
Chapter 7 5. U.S. Adaptations of Culture of Poverty
Chapter 8 6. U.S. Structural Problems
Chapter 9 7. Stress Model
Chapter 10 8. Summary of Experts' Explanations
Part 11 Section II: What Low Income Adults Say Causes Poverty
Chapter 12 9. The Context of Hammond, LA
Chapter 13 10. Bob and Carla's Story
Chapter 14 11. Don's Story
Chapter 15 12. Evelyn's Story
Chapter 16 13. Mary's Story
Chapter 17 14. Olivia's Story
Chapter 18 15. Conclusions about Informants' Explanations for Poverty
Part 19 Section III: Biblical & Theological Reflections on Poverty
Chapter 20 16. Biblical Definitions and Presuppositions about Poverty
Chapter 21 17. The Old Testament on Poverty
Chapter 22 18. The New Testament on Poverty
Chapter 23 19. Christian Reflections on Poverty
Part 24 Section IV: Implications & Suggestions for Action
Chapter 25 20. Implications for Christians
Chapter 26 21. Suggestions for Christian Action
Part 27 Author's Biographical Sketch
Part 28 Index
