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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David L. HarveyPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: AldineTransaction Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9780202362052ISBN 10: 0202362051 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 15 May 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1: First Impressions and Second Thoughts; 2: The Social Reproduction of Poverty; 3: Potter Addition; 4: The World of Work; 5: Labor, Leisure, and Ideology; 6: Saving and Spending; 7: The Uxoricentric Family; 8: The Antinomies of Family Life; 9: The Dialectics of Lower-Class Kinship; 10: The Moral Foundations of Lower-Class Kinship; 11: The Social Construction of the Kindred: Sibling-Based Descent Groups; 12: Uxoricentric Descent Groups; 13: Potter Addition Today; 14: Potter Addition and its PovertyReviewsProvides an excellent and provocative discussion of poverty and class that will be appreciated by readers interested in an ecological or open-systems approach to understanding poverty. </p> --Sandra Beeman, <em>Social Service Review</em> </p> Harvey's <em>Potter Addition</em> reveals that we still have much to learn from the poor about the culture of poverty as well as about ourselves. . . . Provide[s] substantial empirical evidence for theoretically exploring the structure of poverty and its subculture. </p> --Bennett M. Judkins, <em>Social Forces</em></p> This book is a lively and though-provoking account of a much maligned social group, and there is much to engage scholars from a variety of areas and perspectives. It is an impressive undertaking which is to be commended for both the breadth and the depth of its analysis. It can be read at a number of levels and should prove useful for both upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses as well as for scholars of poverty, community, the family, and stratification. </p> --Ann R. Tuckamyer, <em>American Journal of Sociology </em></p> The strength and primary focus of the book are a detailed analysis of kinship and the family. </p> --Rex R. Campbell, <em>Contemporary Sociology</em></p> Provides an excellent and provocative discussion of poverty and class that will be appreciated by readers interested in an ecological or open-systems approach to understanding poverty. --Sandra Beeman, Social Service Review Harvey's Potter Addition reveals that we still have much to learn from the poor about the culture of poverty as well as about ourselves. . . . Provide[s] substantial empirical evidence for theoretically exploring the structure of poverty and its subculture. --Bennett M. Judkins, Social Forces This book is a lively and though-provoking account of a much maligned social group, and there is much to engage scholars from a variety of areas and perspectives. It is an impressive undertaking which is to be commended for both the breadth and the depth of its analysis. It can be read at a number of levels and should prove useful for both upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses as well as for scholars of poverty, community, the family, and stratification. --Ann R. Tuckamyer, American Journal of Sociology The strength and primary focus of the book are a detailed analysis of kinship and the family. --Rex R. Campbell, Contemporary Sociology Author InformationDavid L. Harvey is professor of sociology at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is interested in the fields of chaos theory and social revolution and what they mean for sociological research. He has written many articles on chaos theory and its application in the social sciences. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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