Matthew Jerome Schneider (36 results)

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Serving the Street: Volunteering as Charity, Racial Justice, and Poverty Tourism. Book.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. 2026. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Within the last few years, COVID-19, environmental disasters, the housing affordability crisis, increased homelessness, and inflation have brought poverty in the United States into sharper focus. Gaining an understanding of poverty necessitates not only an examination of macro trends and patterns, but also insights into peoples everyday experiences at the micro-level. This reader brings together key topics such as food, housing, and health insecurities; spatial and environmental inequalities; employment and low wage work; social institutions; discrimination; and social change to make the study of poverty more accessible to students. It emphasizes that many kinds of people experience poverty, but also highlights how racism, sexism, homophobia, age, family structure, geographic location and other social forces can increase economic vulnerability and create barriers to economic mobility. The book opens with an introduction that defines poverty in the U.S. while also discussing the importance of looking beyond statistics and trends. Discussion questions at the end of each reading encourage critical thinking and reinforce key ideas. The first and only collection of readings that introduces students to the lived experience of poverty Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Volunteering is typically thought of as an act of altruism, yet there are power dynamics embedded in volunteer-service recipient relationships, especially when volunteers operate from privileged positions. Following six grassroots homeless service organizations in St. Louis, Missouri, Matthew Schneider unpacks the tensions between race, class, urban space, and volunteerism. Volunteers are well intentioned and provide vital, life-saving services. However, Serving the Street explores how many of these same volunteer groups helped to reproduce racialized stigma and stereotypes about poverty, homelessness, and marginal urban space through volunteer practices that bordered on 'poverty tourism.' If our goal is to make communities more inclusive and equitable, this book suggests a need for greater self-reflection, even among well-intentioned, social-justice-oriented volunteers.…

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Within the last few years, COVID-19, environmental disasters, the housing affordability crisis, increased homelessness, and inflation have brought poverty in the United States into sharper focus. Gaining an understanding of poverty necessitates not only an examination of macro trends and patterns, but also insights into peoples everyday experiences at the micro-level. This reader brings together key topics such as food, housing, and health insecurities; spatial and environmental inequalities; employment and low wage work; social institutions; discrimination; and social change to make the study of poverty more accessible to students. It emphasizes that many kinds of people experience poverty, but also highlights how racism, sexism, homophobia, age, family structure, geographic location and other social forces can increase economic vulnerability and create barriers to economic mobility. The book opens with an introduction that defines poverty in the U.S. while also discussing the importance of looking beyond statistics and trends. Discussion questions at the end of each reading encourage critical thinking and reinforce key ideas. The first and only collection of readings that introduces students to the lived experience of poverty Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. 2026. hardcover. . . . . .

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2026. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 176 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND.