The colors of poverty why racial and ethnic disparities persist / [Texte imprimé] : Ann Chih Lin and David R. Harris, editors - New York : Russell Sage Foundation, cop. 2008 - 1 vol. (331 p.) : ill., cartes ; 25 cm - The National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy . - The National Poverty Center series on poverty and public policy (Russell Sage Foundation) .

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Why is American poverty still colored in the twenty-first century? / Ann Chih Lin and David R. Harris -- pt. I: Group identity and group outcomes. The dynamics of discrimination / Devah Page -- Justifying inequality : a social psychological analysis of beliefs about poverty and the poor / Heather E. Bullock -- How culture matters : enriching our understanding of poverty / Michèle Lamont and Mario Luis Small -- pt. II: Nonracial explanations for racial disparities in poverty. How educational inequality develops / George Farkas -- Poverty, migration, and health / David R. Williams and Selina A. Mohammed -- Can social capital explain persistent racial poverty gaps? / Lincoln Quillian and Rozlyn Redd -- pt. III: Policy, race, and poverty : intentions and consequences. Race, place, and poverty revisited / Michael A. Stoll -- Place, race, and access to the safety net / Scott W. Allard -- Punishment, crime, and poverty / Darren Wheelock and Christopher Uggen -- Coloring the terms of membership / Joe Soss and Sanford F. Schram

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