It's Not Like I'm Poor: How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World - Hardcover

Halpern-Meekin, Sarah; Edin, Kathryn; Tach, Laura; Sykes, Jennifer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520275349 ISBN 13: 9780520275348

Verlag: University of California Press, 2015

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Críticas:

"Humanizes the working poor in an unforgettable way." The Kansas City Star "An important contribution to poverty policy scholarship." -- Vanessa D. Wells Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare "It's Not Like I'm Poor inspires one to wonder whether there are existing educational interventions that, with changes to their delivery method, might lead to better experiences and outcomes for children and families... Not only did their work dispel many of the negative stereotypes of welfare-reliant mothers and present an honest picture of the financial realities these families faced, it also helped forecast the relative hardships families would face when the effects of welfare reform took shape." -- Celia J. Gomez Harvard Educational Review

Reseña del editor:

The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade welfare checks for low-wage jobs, their low earnings qualify them for a hefty check come tax time a combination of the earned income tax credit and other refunds. For many working parents this one check is like hitting the lottery, offering several months' wages as well as the hope of investing in a better future. Drawing on interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. However, these dreams of upward mobility are often dashed by the difficulty of trying to get by on meager wages. In accessible and engaging prose, It's Not Like I'm Poor examines the costs and benefits of the new work-based safety net, suggesting ways to augment its strengths so that more of the working poor can realize the promise of a middle-class life.

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0520275349
• ISBN 13: 9780520275348
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304