Rating: 3/5

Genre: Sociological

Recommended Age: 15+

Pages: 40

Author: Richard James

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I received a free copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. Thanks! All opinions are my own.

A lot of people don’t know this about me, but I minored in Sociology and Psychology and a master’s in Criminal Justice. So I consider myself educated on sociological issues especially when they are pertaining to crime. So when I was offered to review this book I was intrigued by it. Reading through it it’s pretty well done. It’s informative and concise and explains plainly what the poverty cycle is, how one falls victim to it, and how one could escape it.

However, the book was formatted and read like a textbook and textbooks usually have source materials and go into more depth. This book didn’t have a lot of source materials and the reading was really too concise for scholarly work. One could use this as an excellent resource for a paper, but I feel that these types of works should go into more depth and explanation, especially by using examples and data. The work should also try to address critics and have material to debate those that oppose it’s ideals.

Verdict: Informative and concise, which is excellent for papers, but too short and abbreviated for textbook works. If you’re writing a paper or need quick info on this area of study it’s definitely worth a read through.