| Living on the Edge: The Realities of Welfare in America Revised Edition Contributor(s): Rank, Mark Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0231084250 ISBN-13: 9780231084253 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $35.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1995 Annotation: Exploring the lives of a wide range of individuals and families, 'Living on the Edge' depicts a side of the welfare experience rarely seen and dispels the myth that only the urban underclass--the center of most policy debate--struggles on welfare. Rank's juxtaposition of numbers and faces alerts us to the fact that welfare recipients share much in common with the rest of the population. His frank analysis allows us to see beyond the common biases to the fundamental constraints and forces in our society that push so many people to life on the edge. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 362.509 |
| LCCN: 93022818 |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.01" W x 8.97" (0.80 lbs) 266 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This acclaimed book powerfully depicts a side of the welfare experience rarely seen, dispelling the myth that only an urban underclass--the center of most policy debate--struggles on welfare. Rank's juxtaposition of numbers and faces demonstrates that welfare recipients share much in common with the rest of the population. |