Matthew Desmond

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City: by Matthew Desmond | Conversation StartersMatthew Desmond, a Harvard sociologist, gives readers insight into some of Milwaukees poverty-stricken neighborhoods in his new book, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City. He introduces readers to families who are experiencing eviction on a regular basis because most of their income is spent on rent. Desmonds years of research, living in these neighborhoods and getting to know the tenants and their landlords, help bring to light the answers to some important questions, hoping to bring solutions to a problem that is unique to America.Since its release in 2016, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City has received many notable awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for General Non-fiction.A Brief Look Inside:EVERY GOOD BOOK CONTAINS A WORLD FAR DEEPERthan the surface of its pages. The characters and their world come alive,and the characters and its world still live on.Conversation Starters is peppered with questions designed tobring us beneath the surface of the pageand invite us into the world that lives on.These questions can be used to..Create Hours of Conversation: Foster a deeper understanding of the book Promote an atmosphere of discussion for groups Assist in the study of the book, either individually or corporately Explore unseen realms of the book as never seen before

In Evicted, Harvard sociologist and MacArthur "Genius" Matthew Desmond follows eight families in Milwaukee as they struggle to keep a roof over their heads. Hailed as "wrenching and revelatory" (The Nation), "vivid and unsettling" (New York Review of Books), Evicted transforms our understanding of poverty and economic exploitation while providing fresh ideas for solving one of 21st-century America's most devastating problems. Its unforgettable scenes of hope and loss remind us of the centrality of home, without which nothing else is possible.

Incluso en las zonas más desoladas de las ciudades estadounidenses, los desahucios solían ser acontecimientos raros. Hoy en día, sin embargo, las familias pobres se ven obligadas a invertir más de la mitad de sus ingresos en el alquiler de sus viviendas, y el desahucio se ha convertido en algo cotidiano, especialmente en el caso de las madres solteras. De los barrios marginales a los refugios, de los juzgados a los guetos, Matthew Desmond pasó años registrando las historias de aquellos que luchan por sobrevivir y no se dan por vencidos.