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001 2015022986
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005 20151203091021.0
008 150619s2015 cau b 000 0 eng
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050 00 $aHN90.S6$bW57 2015
082 00 $a305.0973$223
084 $aSOC050000$aSOC045000$aSOC031000$aSOC026000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aWise, Tim J.
245 10 $aUnder the affluence :$bshaming the poor, praising the rich and sacrificing the future of America /$cTim Wise.
264 1 $aSan Francisco :$bCity Lights Books,$c[2015]
300 $a360 pages ;$c20 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aCity lights open media
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 314-360).
520 $a""One of the most brilliant, articulate, and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation."--Michael Eric DysonTim Wise is one of America's most prolific public intellectuals. His critically acclaimed books, high-profile media interviews, and year-round speaking schedule have established him as a leading voice for racial equity. In Under the Affluence, Wise builds on his fierce critique of racial privilege to discuss a related issue: class disparity and a culture of cruelty that demonizes those in need.As Wise demonstrates, there was a time when the hardship of fellow Americans stirred feelings of sympathy, civic responsibility, and direct support for policies meant to alleviate poverty. But today, mainstream discourse increasingly blames low-income folks for their own situation, and the notion of an intractable "culture of poverty" has pushed our country in an especially ugly direction. Wise shows how the wealthy elite have commandeered discussions about class, moving the nation toward scorn and disengagement from the marginalized.With clarity and precision, Wise not only documents growing contempt for the nation's have-nots, but also explores the underlying forces that perpetuate it. In doing so, he demonstrates how classism, racism, and sexism are inextricably linked, and how popular culture contributes to a deepening indifference to those who are struggling. Finally, Wise shows that far from a culture of poverty, it is the culture of affluence and power that deserves the blame for America's simmering economic and social crises.Tim Wise is the author of many books, including Dear White America and Colorblind"--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"In this provocative critique of class and power in America, renowned anti-racist Tim Wise expands his well-developed analysis of privilege rooted in whiteness to include social domination wielded by the wealthy few. Tracing how sympathy for the underlcass, abundant during the Depression, has been erased, Wise counters the contemporary portrayal of the poor as riff-raff and the rich as celebrities"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aEquality$zUnited States.
650 0 $aSocial classes$zUnited States.
650 0 $aPoverty$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWealth$zUnited States.
650 0 $aRacism$zUnited States.
650 0 $aDiscrimination$zUnited States.
651 0 $aUnited States$xEconomic conditions$y2009-
651 0 $aUnited States$xSocial conditions$y1980-
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination & Race Relations.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General.$2bisacsh