Not Working: Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare Reform
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Not Working chronicles the devastating effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation that ended welfare as we know it. For those who now receive public assistance, "work" means pleading with supervisors for full-time hours, juggling ever-changing work schedules, and shuffling between dead-end jobs that leave one physically and psychically exhausted.
Through vivid story-telling and pointed analysis, Not Working profiles the day-to-day...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0814757103
ISBN13:9780814757109
Release Date:April 2006
Publisher:New York University Press
Length:308 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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