EXPERIENCING POVERTY is unique in its comprehensive understanding of poverty. The readings incorporate the experiences of the impoverished in many situations, including people who are homeless, housed, working, non-working, single, married, urban, rural, born in the United States, first generation Americans, young and old. Most significantly, the crucial dimensions of inequality – race and gender – are interwoven throughout the selected readings…. More >>
Experiencing Poverty: Voices from the Bottom


This book is a required reading for a college course i am taking. It does a great job at providing an overview into poverty, by using varied articles and personal stories. Worth picking up indeed!
Rating: 5 / 5