Hillbilly Elegy Lesson Plan

In chapter 4, what does Vance say about the reasons for increasing poverty levels among white, educated people? What do you think are the impacts of this trend?

In chapter 4, Vance cites a 2011 Brookings Institution study that found that poverty increased in prevalence among "white, native-born, high school or college graduates, homeowners, and those not receiving public assistance" from 2000 to 2009. Vance attributes this in part to policies in the United States that encourage home ownership among the working and middle class as a vehicle for homeowners to build equity; however, when the economy goes bad where they live, people find themselves owing more than the house...