221 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores interpersonal situations in which weak or vulnerable people find themselves and the ways in which others help create, sustain, and eradicate such social dynamics. Vladimir Shlapentokh and Eric Beasley demonstrate that people can gain power over each other and then abuse this power because of unequal resource conditions. The authors define resources as the means necessary for... Read more
Preface
Acknowledgment
1 Weak People and Dependence on Others
2 The Distribution of Resources and Dependence on "Others"
I Resources
3 Physical Strength
4 Wealth
5 Social Status
II Help
6 General Help — Jeff Oliver
7 Government Help — Shikha Bista
8 Civil Society Help — Shelby Bierwagen
Conclusion
Index
Biography
Eric Beasley
