Description
Despite remarkable economic advances in many societies during the latter half of the twentieth century, poverty remains a global issue of enduring concern. Poverty is present in some form in every society in the world, and has serious implications for everything from health and well-being to identity and behavior. Nevertheless, the study of poverty has remained disconnected across disciplines.The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Poverty builds a common scholarly ground in the study of poverty by bringing together an international, inter-disciplinary group of scholars to provide their perspectives on the issue. Contributors engage in discussions about the leading theories and conceptual debates regarding poverty, the most salient topics in poverty research, and the far-reaching consequences of poverty on the individual and societal level. The volume incorporates many methodological perspectives, including survey research, ethnography, and mixed methods approaches, while the chapters extend beyond the United States to provide a truly global portrait of poverty.A thorough examination of contemporary poverty, this Handbook is a valuable tool for non-profit practitioners, policy makers, social workers, and students and scholars in the fields of public policy, sociology, political science, international development, anthropology, and economics.
Table of Contents
Foreword: Those Left BehindCarol StackChapter 1: IntroductionDavid Brady and Linda M. BurtonSECTION I: CONCEPTS, THEORIES, AND ORIENTING QUESTIONSChapter 2: Poverty MeasurementTim SmeedingChapter 3: Structural Violence, Poverty and Social SufferingBarbara Rylko-Bauer and Paul FarmerChapter 4: Capability DeprivationRod Hick and Tania BurchardtChapter 5: Ideologies and Beliefs About PovertyMatt Hunt and Heather BullockChapter 6: How Politics and Institutions Shape Poverty and InequalityDavid Brady, Agnes Blome and Hanna KleiderChapter 7: Linking Poverty and Children's Development: Concepts, Models and DebatesVonnie McLoyd, Rosanne M. Jocson, and Abigail WilliamsSECTION II: CLASSIC DEBATESChapter 8: Poverty Knowledge and the History of Poverty ResearchAlice O'ConnorChapter 9: The Discourse of Deservingness: Morality and the Dilemmas of Poverty Relief in Debate and PracticeCeleste Watkins-Hayes and Elyse KovalskyChapter 10 Gender and PovertyJanet Gornick and Natascia BoeriChapter 11 Life, Death, and Resurrections: The Culture and Poverty PerspectiveJessi Streib, Juhi Verma, Whitney E. Welsh, and Linda M. BurtonChapter 12 The Historical Origins of Poverty in Developing CountriesSambit BhattacharyyaChapter 13 The Dynamics of PovertyAnirudh Krishna, Public Policy, Duke UniversitySECTION III: PLACE AND CONTEXTChapter 14: People and Places Left Behind: Rural Poverty in the New CenturyDaniel T. Lichter and Kai A. SchafftChapter 15: Poor Neighborhoods in the MetropolisMary Pattillo and John RobinsonChapter 16: Segregation and the Perpetuation of DisadvantageDoug MasseyChapter 17: Urban Poverty, Race and SpaceWilliam Julius WilsonSECTION IV: CAUSES AND THE REPRODUCTION OF POVERTYChapter 18: Single and Cohabiting Parents and PovertyChristina Gibson-DavisChapter 19: Job-Finding Among the Poor: Do Social Ties Matter?Sandra SmithChapter 20: EducationEmily Hannum and Yu XieChapter 21: Employment and the Working PoorJerome Gautie and Sophie PonthieuxChapter 22: Great Escapes and Great Divergences: Growth, Poverty and Income Inequality on a Global ScaleRobert WadeChapter 23: Intergenerational MobilityLiana Fox, Florencia Torche, and Jane WaldfogelChapter 24: Economic Performance, Poverty and Inequality in Rich CountriesDavid Brady and Markus JänttiSECTION V: CONSEQUENCESChapter 25: Material Deprivation and ConsumptionBasak Kus, Brian Nolan, and Christopher T. WhelanChapter 26: Hunger and Food InsecurityChristopher B. Barrett and Erin C. LentzChapter 27: Poverty and CrimePatrick Sharkey, Max Besbris, and Michael FriedsonChapter 28: Poverty and Informal EconomiesFrancois Bonnet and Sudhir VenkateshChapter 29: Social Class, Poverty and the Unequal Burden of Illness and HealthRonald AngelSECTION VI: POLICIES, SOLUTIONS, AND RESPONSESChapter 30: Aid and Global PovertySimon Feeny and Mark McGillivrayChapter 31: The Welfare States and PovertyCheol-Sung Lee and In-Hoe KooChapter 32: Social Policy, Transfers, Programs and AssistanceLaura Lein, Sandra K. Danziger, H. Luke Shaefer, and Amanda TillotsonChapter 33: Poor People's PoliticsFrances Fox Piven and Lorraine C. MinniteChapter 34: Why and When Do Peasants Rebel?Guillermo TrejoChapter 35: Unions and PovertyJake Rosenfeld and Jennifer LairdChapter 36: Housing ProgramsPeter KempChapter 37: Microfinance and Financial InclusionPhilip MaderConclusion: Toward a New Paradigm for Understanding PovertyMark Rank
