Barnes The Cost of Being Poor

A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban Neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-8320-6
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 289 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series, The New Inequalities

Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barnes, Sandra L.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments

Introduction: Structure vs. Agency and the Poor Urban Experience

1. The Economics of the Poor Urban Experience

2. Space Usage and Cost Differentials in Gary, Indiana: Counting the Costs

3. Differential Goods and Services to Feed a Family: Who Pays the Costs?

4. Differential Goods and Services to Clothe a Family: Who Pays the Costs?

5. A Tale of Three Families: Impracticality Costs

6. Sociopsychological Implications of Exposure to Poverty-related Constraints: Coping with the Costs

Conclusion: A Thesis on the Poor Urban Experience: Validating Experiences

Appendix

Notes
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sandra L. Barnes is Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Purdue University