Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom. This item is unavailable.Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom

EXPERIENCING POVERTY is unique in its comprehensive understanding of poverty. The readings incorporate the experiences of the impoverished in many situations, including people who are homeless, housed, working, non-working, single, married, urban, rural, born in the United States, first generation Americans, young and old. Most significantly, the crucial dimensions of inequality - race and gender - are interwoven throughout the selected readings.

"This book offers a perspective that is much needed; one that can only be gotten now through a single-issue monograph, or an occasional chapter or reference in a more standard social problems text." "I don't know of anywhere else where I could go to get such compelling readings from the 'bottom up' across a range of topics related to poverty as I can here. It brings a very human dimension to the exploration of poverty." "The book offers one of the best discussions of poverty that I have seen. The voices come through loud and clear. Hearing the triumphs and tragedy make it possible for readers to see and feel how poor individuals struggle to keep their dignity and sanity. It is a book that all students interested in social problems should read. It can change your worldview. The authors clearly have a critical leaning, but they do not use the book to push their own agenda. They make an effort to present information and let the readers decide for themselves."