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Hard Work Is Not Enough - Gender and Racial Inequality in an Urban Workspace (Hardcover)
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Hard Work Is Not Enough - Gender and Racial Inequality in an Urban Workspace (Hardcover)
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The Great Recession punished American workers, leaving many
underemployedor trapped in jobs that do not provide the income or
opportunitythey need. Moreover, the gap between the wealthy and the
poor has widenedin past decades as mobility remains stubbornly
unchanged. Against thisdeepening economic divide, a dominant
cultural narrative has taken root:immobility, especially for the
working class, is driven by shifts in demand forlabor. In this
context, and with right-to-work policies proliferating
nationwide,workers are encouraged to avoid government dependency by
armingthemselves with education and training. Drawing on archival
material and interviews with African Americanwomen transit workers
in the San Francisco Bay area, Katrinell Davis grappleswith our
understanding of mobility as it intersects with race and genderin
the postindustrial and post-civil rights United States.
Consideringthe consequences of declining working conditions within
the public transitworkplace of Alameda County, Davis illustrates
how worker experience-onand off the job-has been undermined by
workplace norms and administrativepractices designed to address
flagging worker commitment and morale.Providing a comprehensive
account of how political, social, and economicfactors work together
to shape the culture of opportunity in a postindustrialworkplace,
she shows how government manpower policies, administrativepolicies,
and drastic shifts in unionisation have influenced the prospects
oflow-skilled workers.
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