No Shame in My Game · the Working Poor in the Inner City
- Authors
- Newman, Katherine S.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Tags
- social classes & economic disparity , non-fiction , sociology , political science , political economy , poverty & homelessness
- ISBN
- 9780307558657
- Date
- 1999-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 2.93 MB
- Lang
- en
"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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.