{"product_id":"toxic-inequality-thomas-m-shapiro-9780465046935","title":"Toxic Inequality: How America's Wealth Gap Destroys Mobility, Deepens the Racial Divide, and Threatens Our Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a leading authority on race and public policy, a deeply researched account of how families rise and fall today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since the Great Recession, most Americans' standard of living has stagnated or declined. Economic inequality is at historic highs. But inequality's impact differs by race; African Americans' net wealth is just a tenth that of white Americans, and over recent decades, white families have accumulated wealth at three times the rate of black families. In our increasingly diverse nation, sociologist Thomas M. Shapiro argues, wealth disparities must be understood in tandem with racial inequities -- a dangerous combination he terms \"toxic inequality.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eToxic Inequality\u003c\/i\u003e, Shapiro reveals how these forces combine to trap families in place. Following nearly two hundred families of different races and income levels over a period of twelve years, Shapiro's research vividly documents the recession's toll on parents and children, the ways families use assets to manage crises and create opportunities, and the real reasons some families build wealth while others struggle in poverty. The structure of our neighborhoods, workplaces, and tax code-much more than individual choices-push some forward and hold others back. A lack of assets, far more common in families of color, can often ruin parents' careful plans for themselves and their children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Toxic inequality may seem inexorable, but it is not inevitable. America's growing wealth gap and its yawning racial divide have been forged by history and preserved by policy, and only bold, race-conscious reforms can move us toward a more just society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Everyone concerned about the toxic effects of inequality must read this book.\" -- Robert B. Reich\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This is one of the most thought-provoking books I have read on economic inequality in the US.\" -- William Julius Wilson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas M. Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0465046932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780465046935\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.80w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2017 pg. 103","brand":"Thomas M. Shapiro","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44047273263359,"sku":"9780465046935","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_086882b0-f716-4e91-997c-5cf1d66b378e.jpg?v=1684989258","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toxic-inequality-thomas-m-shapiro-9780465046935","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}