Missing Class Portraits of the near Poor in America

Name: Missing Class Portraits of the near Poor in America
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ISBN: 9780807041406

ISBN-10: 0807041408

ISBN-13: 9780807041406

Edition: 2008

Authors: Katherine Newman, Victor Tan Chen

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Foreword by Senator John Edwards An urgent examination of the lives of millions of hardworking Americans-neither poor nor middle class-who live without a safety net The Missing Class gives voice to the 54 million Americans-including 21 percent of the nation's children-who are sandwiched between poor and middle class. While government programs help the needy and politicians woo the more fortunate, the "Missing Class" is largely invisible and ignored. Through the experiences of nine families, Katherine Newman and Victor Tan Chen trace the unique problems faced by individuals in this large and growing demographic-the "near poor"-who have transformed their lives through hard work and…

Book details

List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 9/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.01" wide x 9.01" long x 0.69" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Foreword




The Missing Class



Whose Neighborhood Is This Anyway?



The American Dream, in Monthly Installments



The Sacrificed Generation



In Sickness and in Health



Romance without Finance Is a Nuisance



On the Edge: Plunging Out of the Missing Class



Missing Class Mobility


Acknowledgments and a Note on Methods


Notes


Index