02373oam 2200517 450 991082024760332120170523091548.01-282-66287-297866138229490-313-35023-X(OCoLC)416229363(MiFhGG)GVRL2MBM(EXLCZ)99100000000082132220080305d2008 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrPoverty in America an encyclopedia /Russell M. Lawson and Benjamin A. LawsonWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press2008Westport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2008.1 online resource (xxvi, 233 pages)Gale eBooksDescription based upon print version of record.0-313-33398-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-222) and index.List of entries -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Alphabetical entries -- Documents in the history of American poverty -- Bibliography -- Index.How has the U.S. dealt, throughout its long history, with one of the worlds oldest problems? Although poverty has always been part of the human experience, societal reactions and responses to it have been as varied as the condition has been static. Poverty in America has its own turbulent history of causes, effects, and remedies, from debtor's prison to the War on Poverty, from Social Darwinism to food stamps. This in-depth encyclopedia covers the entire history of American poverty from every angle-historical, social, cultural, political, spiritual, and literary. How has poverty been defined iPovertyUnited StatesEncyclopediasPoorUnited StatesEncyclopediasPublic welfareUnited StatesEncyclopediasUnited StatesSocial policyEncyclopediasUnited StatesSocial conditionsEncyclopediasPovertyPoorPublic welfare305.5/69097303Lawson Russell M.1957-1644256Lawson Benjamin A.MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910820247603321Poverty in America3990009UNINA