Matthew Desmond is an American sociologist and urban ethnographer. He is currently the John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and Co-Director of the Justice and Poverty Project. The author of several books, including the award-winning book, "On the Fireline," and "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City," Desmond was awarded a MacArthur "Genius" grant in 2015 for his work on poverty in America.
From Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond, a landmark work of scholarship and reportage that will forever change the way we look at poverty in America
In this brilliant, heartbreaking book, Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. Arleen is a single mother trying to raise her two sons on the $20 a month she has left after paying for their rundown apartment. Scott is a gentle nurse consumed by a heroin addiction. Lamar, a man with no legs and a neighborhood full of boys to look after, tries to work his way out of debt. Vanetta participates in a botched stickup after her hours are cut. All are spending almost everything they have on rent, and all have fallen behind.
The fates of these families are in the hands of two landlords: Sherrena Tarver, a former schoolteacher turned inner-city entrepreneur, and Tobin Charney, who runs one of the worst trailer parks in Milwaukee. They loathe some of their tenants and are fond of others, but as Sherrena puts it, “Love don’t pay the bills.” She moves to evict Arleen and her boys a few days before Christmas.
Even in the most desolate areas of American cities, evictions used to be rare. But today, most poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers. In vivid, intimate prose, Desmond provides a ground-level view of one of the most urgent issues facing America today. As we see families forced into shelters, squalid apartments, or more dangerous neighborhoods, we bear witness to the human cost of America’s vast inequality—and to people’s determination and intelligence in the face of hardship.
Based on years of embedded fieldwork and painstakingly gathered data, this masterful book transforms our understanding of extreme poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving a devastating, uniquely American problem. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.
哈佛大学社会学教授、麦克阿瑟“天才奖”获得者马修.德斯蒙德(Matthew Desmond)对无房主义并不认同。在他看来,居无定所的不安心理和持续飙升的房租会使社会底层家庭深陷贫困的漩涡,不可自拔。 马修在美国密尔沃基南部居住了 1 年零 7 个月,跟随记录了八个贫困家庭的现状...
评分 评分首都华盛顿北郊、马里兰州的蒙哥马利县是我的家,也是伊维特的家,她租住在我名下一套两卧两卫的公寓。 到2017年8月,伊维特已经欠下3个月房租。美国工薪阶层每个月的收入扣除各项开支以后具有的灵活程度其实非常有限,按照政府的统计数据,40%的成年人无法应对超过400美元的额...
评分 评分在写《扫地出门》之前,先说另一本书,《我在底层的生活》。 这两本书都是描写美国底层生活的,对于很多人来说,当讨论起穷人为什么穷的时候,都难免觉得在美国只要稍微努力下就可以改变自己的命运,而且还有福利法案的支持,为什么还有那么多的穷人? 为了尝试回答这个问题,2...
哈佛社会学明星教授去年的书,被纽时评为2016年十佳书籍。读起来像小说,其实是真人真事,基于作者写博士论文期间所做的田野材料。作者文笔出色,读者为频被驱逐的人物揪心难过的时刻,顺带了解贫穷背后的社会机制,以及房东租户之间复杂的情理互动。
评分life has never been easy...
评分很好看 但真的只是这个租赁体系的问题吗?房东好像也没有靠这个暴富起来吧...
评分可以当成小说看的田野志
评分读到结尾作者说不想用第一人称写作,然而对于这本故事性极强的非虚构小说实在是一点也喜欢不起来= = 基本的结论 1被驱逐被视为个人失败,人们不容易意识到这是社会不公正导致的结果 2贫困的社区不会像工会一样联合起来要求住户的权益 3警察不愿意三次以上造访同一房产,导致很多人不报警,有更多暴力和危险事件发生 4贫困导致抑郁等其他心理疾病 5贫困者自控能力差 6带孩子的家庭更难找到住房 7男性更容易选择离开自己的家庭而女性(单亲母亲)会被和孩子绑在一起 8住房市场存在大量(基于种族的)剥削 10住房法庭和陪审团更代表房东的利益,因为房东更参与司法过程也更有经济实力和资源去维护自己的利益。总之居住稳定=社会关系网稳定=心理稳定=社区稳定。作者主张住房权利,推广贫困家庭住房直接补贴 Chris
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