The Colors of Poverty

by Lin, Ann Chih; Harris, David R.

• ISBN13: 9780871545398
• ISBN10: 087154539X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Russell Sage Foundation

Summary

"The Colors of Poverty reframes the debate over the causes of minority poverty by emphasizing the cumulative effects of disadvantage in perpetuating poverty across generations. The contributors consider a kaleidoscope of factors that contribute to widening racial gaps, including education, racial discrimination, social capital, immigration, and incarceration." "The Colors of Poverty is a comprehensive and evocative introduction to the dynamics of race and inequality. The research in this landmark volume moves scholarship on inequality beyond a simple black-white paradigm, beyond the search for a single cause of poverty, and beyond the promise of one "magic bullet" solution."--BOOK JACKET.

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Why is American Poverty Still Colored in the Twenty-First Century?	p. 1
Group Identity and Group Outcomes	p. 19
The Dynamics of Discrimination	p. 21
Justifying Inequality: A Social Psychological Analysis of Beliefs About Poverty and the Poor	p. 52
How Culture Matters: Enriching Our Understanding of Poverty	p. 76
Nonracial Explanations for Racial Disparities in Poverty	p. 103
How Educational Inequality Develops	p. 105
Poverty, Migration, and Health	p. 135
Can Social Capital Explain Persistent Racial Poverty Gaps?	p. 170
Policy, Race, and Poverty: Intentions and Consequences	p. 199
Race, Place, and Poverty Revisited	p. 201
Place, Race, and Access to the Safety Net	p. 232
Punishment, Crime, and Poverty	p. 261
Coloring the Terms of Membership	p. 293
Index	p. 323
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