| Description |
1 online resource (266 pages) |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The meaning of work and class -- 3. Life on the job -- 4. Can't get no satisfaction -- 5. What work means -- 6. Work (f)or family -- 7. The work of caring -- 8. Growing up poor in postwar America -- 9. Dropping out -- 10. What will I be -- 11. Getting by on the minimum |
| Summary |
Jennifer Johnson profiles the real-life stories of more than sixty women who have no college education, are married with kids, and earn an average of $16,000 per year, giving us an important window into a large, poorly understood segment of our society. Through the words of these women, Johnson captures the essence of women's working-class experience: from job stagnation, low self-esteem, and social isolation to camaraderie among coworkers, loyalty to one's roots, and even pride in a job well done. This book offers a study of the difference class makes in women's lives, as well as the problems, restrictions, and rewards common to all women |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Working class women -- United States -- Case studies
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Poor women -- United States -- Case studies
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Social classes -- United States -- Case studies
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
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Poor women
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Social classes
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Working class women
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Armut
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Arbeiterklasse
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Frau
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Lage-inkomensgroepen.
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United States
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USA
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781135298883 |
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1135298882 |
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041592801X |
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9780415928014 |
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