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Today There Are Nearly Six Million Children Under The Age Of Five Living In Poverty In The World's Richest Country. Blanket Statements Are Often Tossed Around In The Political Arena, Public Debate Sphere, And Progressive Rhetoric. But The Statistic Remains Intangible For Many Americans, Likely Because The Root Causes, Effects, And Implications Are Multifaceted And Complex, And Are Often Hard To Understand For The Average American Living A Much Different Reality. What Is Needed Is A Clear And Thorough Discussion Of This Epidemic, And Behind From The Start Answers That Call. Author Lenette Azzi-lessing Examines What Lies Behind The Stubbornly High Rate Of Poverty Among Young Children In The U.s. And The Resulting Consequences, Both For The Children Themselves And For America As A Whole.^ Behind From The Start Examines The Link Between America's Shaming, Blaming, And Marginalizing Of Poor Parents, And Our Punitive Welfare Policies That Jeopardize The Life Chances Of Vulnerable Young Children, Thereby Maintaining The Cycle Of Chronic Poverty. Research Has Shown That The Experience Of Poverty In The First Years Of Life Is Particularly Harmful, Blunting Physical And Brain Development, In

Author

Lenette Lessing, Lenette Azzi-Lessing

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Incorporated; Oxford University Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780190459031

Subjects

Gender Studies, Social Science, Social_sciences

Rating

4.7 / 5 (13 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14