Summary of Evicted

by Michael Desmond | Includes Analysis

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Political Science
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Author: Instaread Summaries ISBN: 9781945251047
Publisher: Instaread, Inc Publication: May 1, 2016
Imprint: Instaread, Inc Language: English
Author: Instaread Summaries
ISBN: 9781945251047
Publisher: Instaread, Inc
Publication: May 1, 2016
Imprint: Instaread, Inc
Language: English

Summary of Evicted by Michael Desmond | Includes Analysis

 

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Matthew Desmond’s Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City is a sociological study of evictions, housing, and homelessness in Milwaukee. The book follows the lives of a number of tenants and landlords in order to examine how access to housing affects the poor. Desmond also includes historical background, statistics, and research findings to provide context for his narratives.

Shelter is central to an individual’s life, happiness, and stability. Eviction is hugely disruptive, and those who areevicted face loss of property, intensified poverty, and an erosion in quality of housing. Evictions also disrupt jobs, and may increase depression and addiction. It’s not only that poverty contributes to housing precarity; housing precarity contributes to poverty. Moreover, a home can spell the difference between stable poverty, in which saving and advancement are possible, and grinding poverty, in which one staggers from crisis to crisis…

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.

 

Inside this Instaread Summary of Evicted

 

·      Overview of the book

·      Important People

·      Key Takeaways

·      Analysis of Key Takeaways

 

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Summary of Evicted by Michael Desmond | Includes Analysis

 

Preview:


Matthew Desmond’s Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City is a sociological study of evictions, housing, and homelessness in Milwaukee. The book follows the lives of a number of tenants and landlords in order to examine how access to housing affects the poor. Desmond also includes historical background, statistics, and research findings to provide context for his narratives.

Shelter is central to an individual’s life, happiness, and stability. Eviction is hugely disruptive, and those who areevicted face loss of property, intensified poverty, and an erosion in quality of housing. Evictions also disrupt jobs, and may increase depression and addiction. It’s not only that poverty contributes to housing precarity; housing precarity contributes to poverty. Moreover, a home can spell the difference between stable poverty, in which saving and advancement are possible, and grinding poverty, in which one staggers from crisis to crisis…

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: This is key takeaways and analysis of the book and NOT the original book.

 

Inside this Instaread Summary of Evicted

 

·      Overview of the book

·      Important People

·      Key Takeaways

·      Analysis of Key Takeaways

 

About the Author

With Instaread, you can get the key takeaways, summary and analysis of a book in 15 minutes. We read every chapter, identify the key takeaways and analyze them for your convenience.

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