The Psychology of Poverty, Wealth, and Economic Inequality
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- Authors:
- Deborah Belle, Boston University
- Heather E. Bullock, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Date Published: December 2022
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- isbn: 9781108788977
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Economic inequality is a defining issue of our time, with a handful of individuals in the United States today owning more wealth than half the population in the country. What are the psychological consequences of living in a profoundly unequal society? This comprehensive textbook is among the first to examine poverty, wealth, and economic inequality from a psychological perspective. Written by two leading scholars in the field, it provides an intersectional analysis of the impact of economic inequality on cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, intergroup, physiological, and health outcomes. Students are introduced to the diverse methods used to study poverty, wealth, and economic inequality and the strengths and weaknesses of various approaches, while the text focuses on solutions at the individual, community, and national levels to restore optimism and encourage action. Chapter features include exercises and reflection questions that help students think critically about the implications of research findings for their own lives.
Read more- Focuses on potential solutions to issues that can feel overwhelming to students, to foster optimism and to encourage action
- Intersectional analyses demonstrate how the interplay of multiple aspects of identity can impact people's experiences of poverty and wealth and explain cognitive, emotional, interpersonal, intergroup, physiological, and health outcomes
- Integrates the well-researched effects of poverty with emerging research on the consequences of wealth to the psychology of the individual, providing a more complete understanding of the societal implications of economic inequality
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'Belle and Bullock skillfully present the academic research demonstrating the profound consequences of economic and social inequality in the United States in a way that is highly accessible to undergraduates. Their section on solutions to inequality makes clear that change can happen and will leave students hungry for economic justice and primed for political action.' James Avery, Stockton University
See more reviews'This authoritative text has everything - complete and clear coverage of the thorny dilemmas of American inequality, readable prose, and appealing format – with all the right resources: glossary, further readings, exercises, debates, and lots of visuals. And our guides are two wise and prolific psychological scientists at the center of the field.' Susan Fiske, Princeton University
'As a social justice educator, I have long awaited a comprehensive textbook on poverty, wealth, and economic inequality. This text is not only truly comprehensive, it is also contemporary, inclusive, and intersectional. Beyond its utility as a resource for courses on social class, it also contains useful examples, measures, discussion questions, activities, and further resources for the classroom and beyond.' Ryan M. Pickering, Allegheny College
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- Date Published: December 2022
- format: Adobe eBook Reader
- isbn: 9781108788977
- availability: This ISBN is for an eBook version which is distributed on our behalf by a third party.
Table of Contents
1. Contemporary Economic Inequalities
2. Beliefs about social class, poverty, and wealth
3. Classist stigma, exclusion, and disrespect
4. Poverty and its Costs
5. Working Class: The Essential Workers
6. Wealth and its Costs
7. Societal Economic Inequality
8. Race and Racism
9. Gender and poverty
10. Housing Precarity and Homelessness
11. Parenting While Poor
12. Social Networks and Social Supports
13. Poverty, Psychology, and Mental Health Services
14. Working Toward Equality and Economic Justice.
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