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Psychology and Economic Injustice Psychology of Women Book Series Bringing Cultural Diversity to Feminist Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice Hope Landrine, Editor The New Civil War: The Psychology, Culture, and Politics of Abortion Linda J. Beckman and S. Marie Harvey, Editors Shaping the Future of Feminist Psychology: Education, Research, and Practice Judith Worell and Norine G. Johnson, Editors Sexuality, Society, and Feminism Cheryl Brown Travis and Jacquelyn W. White, Editors Practicing Feminist Ethics in Psychology Mary M. Brabeck, Editor Relationships Among Asian American Women Jean Lau Chin, Editor Feminist Family Therapy: Empowerment in Social Context Louise B. Silverstein and Thelma Jean Goodrich, Editors Featuring Females: Feminist Analyses of Media Ellen Cole and Jessica Henderson Daniel, Editors Psychology and Economic Injustice: Personal, Professional, and Political Intersections Bernice Lott and Heather E. Bullock Ps 7ychology and T- • T • Economic injustice P E R S O N A L , P R O F E S S I O N A L , A N D P O L I T I C A L I N T E R S E C T I O N S Bernice Lott and Heather E. Bullock A M E R I C A N P S Y C H O L O G I C A L A S S O C I A T I O N W A S H I N G T O N , D C Copyright © 2007 by the American Psychological Association. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, the process of scanning and digitization, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by American Psychological Association 750 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20002 www.apa.org To order In the U.K., Europe, Africa, and the Middle APA Order Department East, copies may be ordered from P.O. Box 92984 American Psychological Association Washington, DC 20090-2984 3 Henrietta Street Tel: (800) 374-2721 Covent Garden, London Direct: (202) 336-5510 WC2E 8LU England Fax: (202) 336-5502 TDD/TTY: (202) 336-6123 Online: www.apa.org/books/ E-mail: We dedicate this book to our parents, Annie and Samuel, and Marilyn and Forman. Contents Series Foreword ix 1 Introduction 3 2 Growing Up Poor and Middle Class: Heather Bulock's Story 21 3 Working-Class Origins and Class-Conscious Awakening: Bernice Let's Story 3 4 Psychology, Social Class, and Resources for Human Welfare 47 5 The Psychology and Politics of Clas Warfare 77 6 Professional Activism for Social Change and Economic Justice 9 Apendix 125 References 135 Author Index 169 Subject Index 17 About the Authors 189 Series Foreword ontemporary society is marked by a great number of critical chal- Clenges: The number of children and families living in poverty is rising. High school dropouts from our nation's schools are increasing, and high stakes testing is changing the way our students are being educated. We are living with the effects of welfare reform and need to look critically at how these reforms have affected children, youth, and families. Head Start programs, long celebrated for being scientifically based educational interventions, are at risk for losing funding. Since September 11, 2001, we have lived with new restrictions on our freedoms, new costs for wars launched in the Middle East, and constant fear. How is this new anxiety affecting women who have long been the transmitters of culture and community? Mental health problems in this age of anxiety are enormous even as managed care and federal policies reduce support for mental health services. How can prevention programs be developed in an age of drastic budget cuts and removal of basic social and health services? New neurological research and the genome project are revealing individual differences that require careful thought regarding the implications for education, socialization, and remediation. While our country is becoming more diverse, tolerance and celebration of diversity is decreasing and reproductive choices are becoming more restricted. How are individual rights preserved while we balance human rights and the welfare of others? Feminist psychologists have claimed they have a moral imperative to improve society. This book, and others to follow in the series of monographs in the Society for the Psychology of Women Series (Division 35) of the American Psychological Association, draw on the expertise IX S E R I E S F O R E W O R D of psychologists who have been working on social issues using the lens of feminist consciousness. Forthcoming books in the series will present invited monographs that address critical issues facing our society. These volumes will be based on current scholarship but will be written in a way that is accessible to lay persons who are not knowledgeable in a given field. Longer than a journal article but shorter than a full text, these invited monographs in the series will not just tell the readers what we know on a topic, but also what we as a society (as professionals, parents, researchers, policymakers, and citizens) need to do regarding the issue. Authors will synthesize the literature and make recommenda- tions for action. I am proud that this book highlights the work of Bernice Lott and Heather Bullock. They draw together the psychology literature, their personal experiences, and their analyses of political and social realities to examine the topic of social class and economic injustice. Their work and their recommendations provide a superb example of using psychol- ogy to enhance the human condition and create a more just society. Mary M. Brabeck, PhD Book Series Editor Steinhardt School, New York University Psychology and Economic Injustice

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