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- Format
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- Book Title
- Poverty Knowledge
- Publication Name
- Poverty Knowledge : Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U. S. History
- Title
- Poverty Knowledge
- Subtitle
- Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century
- ISBN-10
- 0691102554
- EAN
- 9780691102559
- ISBN
- 9780691102559
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Release Year
- 2002
- Release Date
- 01/09/2002
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Weight
- 20 Oz
- Genre
- History
- Series
- Politics and Society in Modern America Ser.
- Topic
- Social Sciences
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Type
- Textbook
- Item Width
- 6in
- Number of Pages
- 392 Pages
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Progressive-era "poverty warriors" cast poverty in America as a problem of unemployment, low wages, labor exploitation, and political disfranchisement. In the 1990s, policy specialists made "dependency" the issue and crafted incentives to get people off welfare. Poverty Knowledge gives the first comprehensive historical account of the thinking behind these very different views of "the poverty problem," in a century-spanning inquiry into the politics, institutions, ideologies, and social science that shaped poverty research and policy. Alice O'Connor chronicles a transformation in the study of poverty, from a reform-minded inquiry into the political economy of industrial capitalism to a detached, highly technical analysis of the demographic and behavioral characteristics of the poor. Along the way, she uncovers the origins of several controversial concepts, including the "culture of poverty" and the "underclass."She shows how such notions emerged not only from trends within the social sciences, but from the central preoccupations of twentieth-century American liberalism: economic growth, the Cold War against communism, the changing fortunes of the welfare state, and the enduring racial divide.The book details important changes in the politics and organization as well as the substance of poverty knowledge. Tracing the genesis of a still-thriving poverty research industry from its roots in the War on Poverty, it demonstrates how research agendas were subsequently influenced by an emerging obsession with welfare reform. Over the course of the twentieth century, O'Connor shows, the study of poverty became more about altering individual behavior and less about addressing structural inequality. The consequences of this steady narrowing of focus came to the fore in the 1990s, when the nation's leading poverty experts helped to end "welfare as we know it." O'Connor shows just how far they had traveled from their field's original aims.
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Publisher
Princeton University Press
ISBN-10
0691102554
ISBN-13
9780691102559
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2354786
Product Key Features
Publication Name
Poverty Knowledge : Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U. S. History
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Series
Politics and Society in Modern America Ser.
Publication Year
2002
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
20 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
16
Reviews
"In this thoroughly researched and clearly written book, O'Conner offers a comprehensive look at the changing ways American experts have thought about poverty in the 20th Century. . . . A rewarding read." -- Library Journal, In this thoroughly researched and clearly written book, O'Conner offers a comprehensive look at the changing ways American experts have thought about poverty in the 20th Century. . . . A rewarding read. . . . -- Library Journal, A brief review cannot do justice to the richness and subtlety of this fine study. . . . [O'Connor's] argument is on the whole deeply compelling: over the course of the twentieth century, poverty knowledge became, despite the best intentions of its liberal practitioners, a partisan tool for those seeking to control, marginalize, or dismiss the claims of the poor, not for those working to end poverty. -- Sonya Michel, Isis, "A book that should be read by everyone engaged in poverty knowledge and social policy." --Deborah L. Little, American Journal of Sociology, "In this thoroughly researched and clearly written book, O'Conner offers a comprehensive look at the changing ways American experts have thought about poverty in the 20th Century. . . . A rewarding read. . . ."-- Library Journal, "O'Connor's book surpasses previous accounts of American approaches to poverty and makes a very significant contribution to critical writing on the welfare state."-- Ruth Crocker, American Historical Review, "Legal Foundations of Environmental Planning is an invaluable reference and resource especially for lawyers and judges who have little personal experience in handling environmental cases, as well as environmental professionals and urban planners who are well served to anticipate potential legal problems before making potentially costly decisions. Highly recommended, especially for college library legal studies collections." --Library Bookwatch "[This is a hefty volume, albeit shorter than the 1000-page length which is customary for legal casebooks. It is prepared in the conventional style with brief introductory notes by the author heading each section and subsection. These are followed by extensive case decisions interspersed with some statutory material and excerpts from government documents." --Rutherford H. Platt, The Professional Geographer "The readings, while of use to general students of urban affairs, are well beyond the introductory stage and utilize a substantial amount of current and sometimes technical empirical research. Authors are predominantly from economics and planning but sociologists, geographers, and political scientists are also represented." --Robert Warren, The Western Political Science Quarterly, " Poverty Knowledge has many strengths. It is a well-written analysis by a historian with substantial experience in the not-for-profit organizations that funded and substantively influenced much of the production of poverty knowledge over the past two decades. . . . The descriptive materials alone will make this book an essential addition to the history of the social sciences. . . [It] will be essential reading for historians of the social and policy sciences." --Robert F. Kelly, Contemporary Sociology, Poverty Knowledgehas many strengths. It is a well-written analysis by a historian with substantial experience in the not-for-profit organizations that funded and substantively influenced much of the production of poverty knowledge over the past two decades. . . . The descriptive materials alone will make this book an essential addition to the history of the social sciences. . . [It] will be essential reading for historians of the social and policy sciences. -- Robert F. Kelly, Contemporary Sociology, Poverty Knowledgehas many strengths. It is a well-written analysis by a historian with substantial experience in the not-for-profit organizations that funded and substantively influenced much of the production of poverty knowledge over the past two decades. . . . The descriptive materials alone will make this book an essential addition to the history of the social sciences. . . [It] will be essential reading for historians of the social and policy sciences., O'Connor provides the most up-to-date history of poverty and welfare in the US in this highly recommended [book]. . . . Her argument is unique, controversial, and convincing., O'Connor's book surpasses previous accounts of American approaches to poverty and makes a very significant contribution to critical writing on the welfare state., A brief review cannot do justice to the richness and subtlety of this fine study. . . . [O'Connor's] argument is on the whole deeply compelling: over the course of the twentieth century, poverty knowledge became, despite the best intentions of its liberal practitioners, a partisan tool for those seeking to control, marginalize, or dismiss the claims of the poor, not for those working to end poverty., "This deeply researched and panoramic book is intellectual history at its best."-- Thomas Jackson, The Historian, "A brief review cannot do justice to the richness and subtlety of this fine study. . . . [O'Connor's] argument is on the whole deeply compelling: over the course of the twentieth century, poverty knowledge became, despite the best intentions of its liberal practitioners, a partisan tool for those seeking to control, marginalize, or dismiss the claims of the poor, not for those working to end poverty." --Sonya Michel, Isis, "O'Connor provides the most up-to-date history of poverty and welfare in the US in this highly recommended [book]. . . . Her argument is unique, controversial, and convincing."-- Choice, Poverty Knowledge has many strengths. It is a well-written analysis by a historian with substantial experience in the not-for-profit organizations that funded and substantively influenced much of the production of poverty knowledge over the past two decades. . . . The descriptive materials alone will make this book an essential addition to the history of the social sciences. . . [It] will be essential reading for historians of the social and policy sciences. -- Robert F. Kelly, Contemporary Sociology, A book that should be read by everyone engaged in poverty knowledge and social policy. -- Deborah L. Little, American Journal of Sociology, O'Connor's book surpasses previous accounts of American approaches to poverty and makes a very significant contribution to critical writing on the welfare state. -- Ruth Crocker, American Historical Review, This deeply researched and panoramic book is intellectual history at its best. -- Thomas Jackson, The Historian, In this thoroughly researched and clearly written book, O'Conner offers a comprehensive look at the changing ways American experts have thought about poverty in the 20th Century. . . . A rewarding read. . . ., Poverty Knowledge has many strengths. It is a well-written analysis by a historian with substantial experience in the not-for-profit organizations that funded and substantively influenced much of the production of poverty knowledge over the past two decades. . . . The descriptive materials alone will make this book an essential addition to the history of the social sciences. . . [It] will be essential reading for historians of the social and policy sciences., "In this thoroughly researched and clearly written book, O'Conner offers a comprehensive look at the changing ways American experts have thought about poverty in the 20th Century. . . . A rewarding read. . . ." -- Library Journal, "This deeply researched and panoramic book is intellectual history at its best." --Thomas Jackson, The Historian, O¹Connor's book surpasses previous accounts of American approaches to poverty and makes a very significant contribution to critical writing on the welfare state., "O'Connor provides the most up-to-date history of poverty and welfare in the US in this highly recommended [book]. . . . Her argument is unique, controversial, and convincing." -- Choice, O'Connor provides the most up-to-date history of poverty and welfare in the US in this highly recommended [book]. . . . Her argument is unique, controversial, and convincing. -- Choice, "A brief review cannot do justice to the richness and subtlety of this fine study. . . . [O'Connor's] argument is on the whole deeply compelling: over the course of the twentieth century, poverty knowledge became, despite the best intentions of its liberal practitioners, a partisan tool for those seeking to control, marginalize, or dismiss the claims of the poor, not for those working to end poverty."-- Sonya Michel, Isis, "A book that should be read by everyone engaged in poverty knowledge and social policy."-- Deborah L. Little, American Journal of Sociology, " Poverty Knowledge has many strengths. It is a well-written analysis by a historian with substantial experience in the not-for-profit organizations that funded and substantively influenced much of the production of poverty knowledge over the past two decades. . . . The descriptive materials alone will make this book an essential addition to the history of the social sciences. . . [It] will be essential reading for historians of the social and policy sciences."-- Robert F. Kelly, Contemporary Sociology, "O'Connor's book surpasses previous accounts of American approaches to poverty and makes a very significant contribution to critical writing on the welfare state." --Ruth Crocker, American Historical Review
Table of Content
Acknowledgments ix Introduction 3 PART ONE 23 Chapter 1. Origins: Poverty and Social Science in The Era of Progressive Reform 25 Chapter 2. Poverty Knowledge as Cultural Critique: The Great Depression 55 Chapter 3. From the Deep South to the Dark Ghetto: Poverty Knowledge, Racial Liberalism, and Cultural "Pathology" 74 Chapter 4. Giving Birth to a "Culture of Poverty": Poverty Knowledge in Postwar Behavioral Science, Culture, and Ideology 99 Chapter 5. Community Action 124 PART TWO 137 Chapter 6. In the Midst of Plenty: The Political Economy of Poverty in the Affluent Society 139 Chapter 7. Fighting Poverty with Knowledge: The Office of Economic Opportunity and the Analytic Revolution in Government 166 Chapter 8. Poverty's Culture Wars 196 PART THREE 211 Chapter 9. The Poverty Research Industry 213 Chapter 10. Dependency, the "Underclass," and a New Welfare "Consensus": Poverty Knowledge for a Post-Liberal, Postindustrial Era 242 Chapter 11. The End of Welfare and the Case for a New Poverty Knowledge 284 Notes 297 Index 359
Copyright Date
2001
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Public Policy / Social Policy
Dewey Decimal
362.5/0973/0904
Intended Audience
College Audience
Dewey Edition
21
Genre
History, Political Science
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