The cost of being poor : a comparative study of life in poor urban neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana /

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"While the negative effects of urban poverty are well documented, the everyday experiences of urban residents are often absent or secondary in urban studies research. The Cost of Being Poor rectifies this problem by examining both the noneconomic and the often-overlooked economic costs faced by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barnes, Sandra L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2005.
Colección:SUNY series, the new inequalities.
Temas:
Poor > Indiana > Gary.
Minorities > Indiana > Gary > Economic conditions.
Minorities > Indiana > Gary > Social conditions.
Poverty > Psychological aspects.
Pauvres > Indiana > Gary.
Minorités > Indiana > Gary > Conditions économiques.
Minorités > Indiana > Gary > Conditions sociales.
Pauvreté > Aspect psychologique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Economic history.
Minorities > Economic conditions.
Minorities > Social conditions.
Poor.
Social conditions
Minorités en milieu urbain > Conditions sociales > Inde > Territoires de l'Union.
Gary (Ind.) > Economic conditions.
Gary (Ind.) > Social conditions.
Gary (Ind.) > Conditions économiques.
Gary (Ind.) > Conditions sociales.
Indiana > Gary.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : structure vs. agency and the poor urban experience
  • The economics of the poor urban experience
  • Space usage and cost differentials in Gary, Indiana : counting the costs
  • Differential goods and services to feed a family : who pays the costs?
  • Differential goods and services to clothe a family : who pays the costs?
  • A tale of three families : impracticality costs
  • Socio-psychological effects of daily exposure to poverty-related constraints : coping with the costs
  • Conclusion : a thesis on the poor urban experience.

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