“Sociology 207: Poverty in America,” an undergraduate course at Princeton, is examining the central aspects of poverty, spanning joblessness, housing and neighborhoods, crime and punishment, and ...

‘Sociology 207: Poverty in America’ course focuses on lived experiences of U.S. poor .. The course is co-taught by Princeton professors Matthew Desmond and Kathryn Edin, and mixes lectures, guest ...

Many factors that contribute to poverty are determined by choices individuals make, such as dropping out of school or committing a crime. Certain factors, however, cannot be controlled by individuals.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14 -- Ohio State University researchers said Monday it's a mistake to assume technology alone can help people overcome poverty. Sociology professor Edward Crenshaw said ...

People with master’s degrees in sociology are well-versed in contemporary issues such as race, class, poverty, gender and sexuality. Some colleges offer master’s degree programs to currently ...

Take Crystal City, Texas, which has a poverty rate of close to 30%, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A major obstacle to bringing new jobs to town that might drive that poverty rate down is ...

What If Everything You Knew About Poverty Was Wrong? Researcher Kathryn Edin left the ivory tower for the streets of Camden—and turned sociology upside down.

The federal poverty level is an economic measure used to decide ... master's in economics from The New School for Social Research and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in sociology.