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Toxic inequality : how America's wealth gap destroys mobility, deepens the racial divide, & threatens our future, Thomas M. Shapiro

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"Since the Great Recession, most Americans' standard of living has stagnated or declined. Economic inequality is at historic highs. But inequality's impact differs by race; African Americans' net wealth is just a tenth that of white Americans, and over recent decades, white families have accumulated wealth at three times the rate of black families. In our increasingly diverse nation, sociologist Thomas M. Shapiro argues, wealth disparities must be understood in tandem with racial inequities--a dangerous combination he terms "toxic inequality." In Toxic Inequality, Shapiro reveals how these forces combine to trap families in place. Following nearly two hundred families of different races and income levels over a period of twelve years, Shapiro's research vividly documents the recession's toll on parents and children, the ways families use assets to manage crises and create opportunities, and the real reasons some families build wealth while others struggle in poverty. The structure of our neighborhoods, workplaces, and tax code--much more than individual choices--push some forward and hold others back. A lack of assets, far more common in families of color, can often ruin parents' careful plans for themselves and their children. Toxic inequality may seem inexorable, but it is not inevitable. America's growing wealth gap and its yawning racial divide have been forged by history and preserved by policy, and only bold, race-conscious reforms can move us toward a more just society."--Publisher's description
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
1 online resource (ix, 268 pages)
Contents
  • Introduction: Dreams deferred and derailed
  • Wealth matters
  • Inequality at home
  • Inequality at work
  • The inheritance advantage
  • The hidden hand of government
  • Forward to equity
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9781541698673
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Toxic inequality : how America's wealth gap destroys mobility, deepens the racial divide, & threatens our future
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Toxic inequality
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how America's wealth gap destroys mobility, deepens the racial divide, & threatens our future
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Thomas M. Shapiro
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Language
eng
Summary
"Since the Great Recession, most Americans' standard of living has stagnated or declined. Economic inequality is at historic highs. But inequality's impact differs by race; African Americans' net wealth is just a tenth that of white Americans, and over recent decades, white families have accumulated wealth at three times the rate of black families. In our increasingly diverse nation, sociologist Thomas M. Shapiro argues, wealth disparities must be understood in tandem with racial inequities--a dangerous combination he terms "toxic inequality." In Toxic Inequality, Shapiro reveals how these forces combine to trap families in place. Following nearly two hundred families of different races and income levels over a period of twelve years, Shapiro's research vividly documents the recession's toll on parents and children, the ways families use assets to manage crises and create opportunities, and the real reasons some families build wealth while others struggle in poverty. The structure of our neighborhoods, workplaces, and tax code--much more than individual choices--push some forward and hold others back. A lack of assets, far more common in families of color, can often ruin parents' careful plans for themselves and their children. Toxic inequality may seem inexorable, but it is not inevitable. America's growing wealth gap and its yawning racial divide have been forged by history and preserved by policy, and only bold, race-conscious reforms can move us toward a more just society."--Publisher's description
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Shapiro, Thomas M
Dewey number
339.4/60973
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index present
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HC110.P6
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non fiction
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  • Poverty
  • Income distribution
  • Equality
  • Racism
  • United States
  • United States
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE
  • Economic history
  • Equality
  • Income distribution
  • Poverty
  • Racism
  • Social conditions
  • United States
  • Soziale Ungleichheit
  • Soziale Mobilität
  • Rassendiskriminierung
  • Sozialstruktur
  • Empirische Sozialforschung
  • USA
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Toxic inequality : how America's wealth gap destroys mobility, deepens the racial divide, & threatens our future, Thomas M. Shapiro
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-252) and index
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online resource
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Contents
Introduction: Dreams deferred and derailed -- Wealth matters -- Inequality at home -- Inequality at work -- The inheritance advantage -- The hidden hand of government -- Forward to equity
Control code
966436491
Extent
1 online resource (ix, 268 pages)
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online
Isbn
9781541698673
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2016058087
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computer
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rdamedia
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40027019255
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EB00700553
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remote
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(OCoLC)966436491
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Toxic inequality : how America's wealth gap destroys mobility, deepens the racial divide, & threatens our future, Thomas M. Shapiro
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-252) and index
Carrier category
online resource
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
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  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Introduction: Dreams deferred and derailed -- Wealth matters -- Inequality at home -- Inequality at work -- The inheritance advantage -- The hidden hand of government -- Forward to equity
Control code
966436491
Extent
1 online resource (ix, 268 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781541698673
Lccn
2016058087
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other control number
40027019255
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
fc209eda-f655-4523-b1f3-706965e222ea
Publisher number
EB00700553
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)966436491

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