Explores the contemporary trend toward hate crimes in today's polarized political and cultural environment and teaches readers what racial discrimination looks like in day-to-day life and discusses how to become empowered to speak out against it.
This book examines the issue of discrimination again st immigrants in the United States, and looks at the laws pertaining to discrimination, community efforts to end discrimination, and gives readers ways to cope with discrimination in their lives.
". . . examines the difficulties that low-wage and middle-class Americans experience when trying to move up the economic ladder, and takes a close look at the roles race and geography play in mobility today"--Provided by publisher.
". . . takes a close look at the segment of the population that lies between the poor and the rich, examining how this group has played an important role in US society and how it has changed in recent decades"--Provided by publisher.
"Covers the history of poverty in the United States, explaining what poverty looks like today and highlighting key players and efforts to reduce poverty in the country"--Provided by publisher.
