FWIW, aren't there TWO versions of the "culture of poverty"? The
original version -- developed by Oscar Lewis -- is about a cultural
response to poverty, while the more popular version -- of the
neo-liberals -- is about how culture makes people poor. The latter one
seems to dominate the sociology or anthropology that establishment
policy-makers employ under a lot of different names ("the underclass,"
etc.)On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 6:53 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > From anthropologist Jeff Maskovsky. . . . > > Dear All, > As you know, in October there was a front-page article in the New York Times > on the Comeback of the "Culture of Poverty," based on a special issue of > the august ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, > under the title "Reconsidering Culture and Poverty." > My colleague Stephen Steinberg has written a rejoinder that has just been > posted on website of the Boston Review. Here is the > link: http://www.bostonreview.net/BR36.1/steinberg.php > Note that the Annals was published with much fanfare, including a > Congressional briefing, clips on You Tube, and a widely disseminated > brochure, all culminating with Patricia Cohen's piece in the New York Times > (the machinery of hegemony). Inspired as I am by Wikileaks, it would be > great if you could disseminate the Boston Review piece to your minions. If > the spirit grabs you, you can also weigh in on the commentary on the Boston > Review website. > Take care, > Jeff > > __ > Mailing address: > Department of Urban Studies > Powdermaker Hall, Rm. 250 > Queens College CUNY > 65-30 Kissena Blvd. > Flushing, NY 11367 > Tel: 718-997-5129 > Fax: 718-997-5133 > E-mail: [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > urbanth-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/urbanth-l > > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > -- Jim Devine / "The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking." - John Kenneth Galbraith _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
