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Deborah M Foster is an author and academic whose work often explores the intersections of privilege, oppression, and socioeconomic class. She has written about her personal experiences with poverty and the challenges of recognizing and accepting privilege in contexts like her two chapters. Foster has also taught social policy, mental health, and human diversity, advocating for progressive social change.

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What's So Bad About Being Poor?: Our Lives In the Shadows of the Poverty Experts
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Steven P. Miller (Goodreads Author) (editor)

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