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The new faces of American poverty : a reference guide to the Great Recession

Title
The new faces of American poverty : a reference guide to the Great Recession / Lindsey K. Hanson and Timothy J. Essenburg, editors.
Publication
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2014]

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Additional Authors
  • Hanson, Lindsey K.
  • Essenburg, Timothy J.
Description
2 volumes (xxiv, 935 pages) : illustrations; 26 cm
Alternative Title
  • American poverty
  • Reference guide to the Great Recession
  • Great Recession
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 899-905) and index.
Contents
  • Vol. 1: Preface -- Introduction : why care about poverty? -- Section 1: The Great Recession : What happened? -- Introduction to section 1 -- Global downturn -- Great Recession vs. Great Depression -- Housing Crisis -- Policy, fiscal (The federal government) -- Policy, monetary (The Federal Reserve) -- Section 2: Why is there poverty, and how is poverty measured? -- Introduction to section 2 -- Causes and types of poverty -- Economic insecurity -- Measurement of poverty -- U.S. poverty rate in the Great Recession -- Section 3: How did the Great Recession affect poverty rates for demographic groups? -- Introduction to section 3 -- African Americans -- Age 17 or under (children) -- Age 18-34 (young adults) -- Age 35-64 (adults) -- Age 65 plus (senior citizens) -- Asian Americans -- Disability status -- Economic status, prior -- Educational attainment -- Hispanic/Latino Americans -- Immigrants -- Native Americans -- Region of the country -- Retirees and potential retirees -- Rural families and individuals -- Sex, female -- Sex, male -- Suburban families and individuals -- United States vs. international impact -- Urban families and individuals -- Veterans -- White Americans -- Section 4: How did the Great Recession affect low-income individuals and families? -- Introduction to section 4 -- Access to credit -- Food insecurity and assistance -- Health care assistance -- Higher education -- Hiring practices -- Homelessness -- Housing assistance programs and low-income renters.
  • Vol. 2 [Section 4: how did the Great Recession affect low-income individuals and families? cont.]. Impact on legal system -- Secondary effects -- Social security -- Underemployment -- Unemployment -- Wages and income -- Welfare/cash assistance programs -- Section 5: How did governments respond to the Great Recession? -- Introduction to section 5 -- Government response, local -- Government response, state -- Government response, tribal -- International government and nongovernmental organization responses -- Political parties and major legislative responses -- Section 6: How long will the effects of the Great Recession last? -- Introduction to section 6 -- Double dip recession risk -- A "normal economy" -- When? -- Structural economic changes -- Section 7: How did U.S. society respond to poverty during the Great Recession? -- Introduction to section 7 -- Nonprofit organizations -- Political ideologies -- Religious groups -- Societal view of poverty -- Conclusion: What can be done about poverty in the United States? -- Primary documents -- Part A. Understanding the Great Recession -- Part B. The Great Recession and poverty -- Recommended resources -- About the editors and contributors -- Index.
Call Number
JBF 18-142
ISBN
  • 9781610691819
  • 1610691814
  • 9781610691826 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2013020418
OCLC
840465033
Title
The new faces of American poverty : a reference guide to the Great Recession / Lindsey K. Hanson and Timothy J. Essenburg, editors.
Publisher
Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 899-905) and index.
Chronological Term
Since 2000
Added Author
Hanson, Lindsey K., editor.
Essenburg, Timothy J., editor.
Research Call Number
JBF 18-142
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