Description: Surviving PovertyCreating Sustainable Ties among the Poor Author(s): Joan Maya Mazelis Format: Paperback Publisher: New York University Press, United States Imprint: New York University Press ISBN-13: 9781479870080, 978-1479870080 Synopsis Surviving Poverty carefully examines the experiences of people living below the poverty level, looking in particular at the tension between social isolation and social ties among the poor. Joan Maya Mazelis draws on in-depth interviews with poor people in Philadelphia to explore how they survive and the benefits they gain by being connected to one another. Half of the study participants are members of the Kensington Welfare Rights Union, a distinctive organization that brings poor people together in the struggle to survive. The mutually supportive relationships the members create, which last for years, even decades, contrast dramatically with the experiences of participants without such affiliation. In interviews, participants discuss their struggles and hardships, and their responses highlight the importance of cultivating relationships among people living in poverty. Surviving Poverty documents the ways in which social ties become beneficial and sustainable, allowing members to share their skills and resources and providing those living in similar situations a space to unite and speak collectively to the growing and deepening poverty in the United States. The study concludes that productive, sustainable ties between poor people have an enduring and valuable impact. Grounding her study in current debates about the importance of alleviating poverty, Mazelis proposes new modes of improving the lives of the poor. Surviving Poverty is invested in both structural and social change and demonstrates the power support services can have to foster relationships and build sustainable social ties for those living in poverty.
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Book Title: Surviving Poverty
Subject Area: Urban Planning, Economic Sociology
Item Height: 229 mm
Item Width: 152 mm
Author: Joan Maya Mazelis
Publication Name: Surviving Poverty: Creating Sustainable Ties Among the Poor
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New York University Press
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2017
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 476 g
Number of Pages: 304 Pages