ECONOMIC INEQUALITY

Many families and children in the United States face adverse economic conditions that profoundly undermine their well-being. The consequences of deep economic inequality are both severe and pervasive, directly eroding the stability of families and the prospects of children. High disparities in income, wealth, and material resources fuel a spectrum of short-term and long-term challenges. The Center is dedicated to understanding the complex mechanisms that create and maintain inequality, with a core focus on analyzing patterns of poverty, material hardship, and household income.

Economic Inequality Projects

Deadric Williams is currently a W.T. Grant Scholar investigating the structural mechanisms—rather than individual characteristics—that sustain poverty among Black, Latino, and White families. This five-year project aims to assess the dynamics of poverty over time through a critical lens and elucidate how state-level inequality, spatial inequality, and individual/family characteristics maintain racial stratification in poverty and material hardship.

Faculty

Deadric T. Williams

Director of the Center for the Study of Family Health and Well-Being, Associate Professor of Sociology

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