Nickel and Dimed
byBarbara Ehrenreich, B. EHRENREICH
Millions of Americans work full time, year round, for poverty-level wages. In 1998, Barbara Ehrenreich decided to join them. Leaving her home, she took the cheapest lodgings she could find, and accepted whatever jobs she was offered. Nickel and Dimed reveals low-rent America in all its tenacity, anxiety, and surprising generosity? exposing the darker side of American prosperity and the true cost of the American dream.
Language
en
Published on
04/01/2021
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781783787548
Who is this book for? Readers interested in social issues, economics, and the realities of low-wage work.
Topics Poor working conditionsEconomic inequalitySocial classGender inequalityAmerican labor marketUnskilled labor exploitationMinimum wage strugglesWorking class challengesPoverty in the united statesService industry hardshipsPovertySocial JusticeLabor
MoodReflective
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
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