Poverty Knowledge: Social Science, Social Policy, and the Poor in Twentieth-Century U.S. History

by Alice O'Connor

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691009171
• ISBN13: 9780691009179
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Keen Eye!

Great overview and critical history of social science research. Makes deep cuts to the pristine claims of discipline. HIGHLY RECOMMEND for Graduate students in the Social Sciences.