Pew Research Center.
Available online.
"There isn’t one American middle class; there are four. Each is different from the others in its attitudes, outlook and financial circumstance—sometimes in ways that defy traditional stereotypes of the middle class, according to an analysis of a recent national survey."
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
Economic Mobility Project.
Available online. Printed copy to be added to the collection.
New report from the EMP, which is a collaboration of the Pew Charitable Trusts, American Enterprise Institute, Brookings Institution, Heritage Foundation, and Urban Institute to study income inequality and economic mobility in the U.S.
A link will be maintained on this library Web page.
On Monday 28 July, the Washington and Lee University is going to unveil a new version of its Web site, which you can preview at this temporary URL.
Changes from the current site to the new one are not drastic or fundamental, but more cosmetic and organizational.
Lots of pages will have URL's different from their current ones, but we think (fingers crossed) that automatic forwarding will take of most of those issues.
If you notice any problems with the new site -- links not working, etc. -- please feel free to let me know.
We realize that this change likely will require quite a bit of trouble-shooting and tinkering over the next few weeks, but we have a goal of getting the site cleaned up by the time the students begin returning next month.
We also know that this change is likely to cause you and your students some inconvenience at some point and we apologize for that. If that happens, please just let us know how we can help.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
Available online.
"The report, the latest in an ERS annual series, examines food prices and other factors that affect food security globally, regionally, and in 70 developing countries studied. Researchers also measure the food distribution gap (the amount of food needed to raise consumption of each income group to the nutritional requirement) and examine the factors that shape food security. Food security is defined as access by all people at all times to enough food for an active and healthy life."
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.
Oxford University Press / Oxford Digital Reference Shelf.
Available online. (W&L subscription)
Created by the National Association of Social Workers, this 20th edition (2008) is a four-volume set, containing about 400 articles which "cover all aspects of social, work from practice and interventions, social environments, social conditions and challenges, to social policy and history."
Links will be maintained in various locations in our Web site, including here.
ABC-Clio.
Available online. (W&L subscription)
Edited by Geoffrey Gilbert, this 2008 handbook provides an overview of the widening income gap in the U.S. It includes introductory essays, examinations of particular controversies and problems (families, schools, etc.), biographical entries, a collection of data and documents, and more.
Links will be maintained in several locations in our Web site, including here.