The discovery of poverty in the United States

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The discovery of poverty in the United States

Robert H. Bremner ; with a new introduction by Walter I. Trattner ; afterword by Robert H. Bremner

(Philanthropy and society)

Transaction Publishers, c1992

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Originally published: From the depths. New York : New York University Press, 1956

Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-345) and index

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In contrast to cultures that have accepted poverty as inevitable, Americans have tended to regard it as an abnormal condition, one that may be alleviated by a combination of social reform, hard work, and spiritual discipline. In a dispassionate way, Bremner was the first to critically examine the origins and transformations of American attitudes toward poverty and reform.

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