No Shame in My Game - The Working Poor in the Inner City (Paperback)

"Powerful and poignant.... Newman's message is clear and timely." --The Philadelphia Inquirer

In No Shame in My Game, Harvard anthropologist Katherine Newman gives voice to a population for whom work, family, and self-esteem are top priorities despite all the factors that make earning a living next to impossible--minimum wage, lack of child care and health care, and a desperate shortage of even low-paying jobs. By intimately following the lives of nearly 300 inner-city workers and job seekers for two yearsin Harlem, Newman explores a side of poverty often ignored by media and politicians--the working poor.

The working poor find dignity in earning a paycheck and shunning the welfare system, arguing that even low-paying jobs give order to their lives. No Shame in My Game gives voice to a misrepresented segment of today's society, and is sure to spark dialogue over the issues surrounding poverty, working and welfare.

General

Imprint:	Vintage Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Katherine S. Newman
Dimensions:	202 x 131 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-375-70379-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Work & labour
LSN:	0-375-70379-9
Barcode:	9780375703799

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