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Autore |
Iversen Roberta Rehner |
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Titolo |
Jobs aren't enough [[electronic resource] ] : toward a new economic mobility for low-income families / / Roberta Rehner Iversen, Annie Laurie Armstrong |
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Philadelphia, PA, : Temple University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-09404-8 |
9786611094041 |
1-59213-357-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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ArmstrongAnnie Laurie <1950-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Working class - United States |
Poor families - United States |
City dwellers - United States |
Social mobility - United States |
Electronic books. |
United States Social policy 1993- |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-276) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Are jobs enough for economic mobility? -- From the old to the new economic mobility -- The parents: their backgrounds, lives and locations -- The children: their lives and worlds -- Workforce development: systems and networks -- Yesterday's firms and today's families: connects and disconnects with Michele Belliveau -- Children's schools, parents' work and policy: alignment and misalignment -- Jobs aren't enough: toward an agenda for family economic mobility. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This unflinching examination of the obstacles to economic mobility for low-income families exposes the ugly reality that lies beneath the shining surface of the American Dream. The fact is that nearly 25% of employed adults have difficulty supporting their families today. In eye-opening interviews, twenty-five workers and nearly a thousand people who are linked to them-children, teachers, job trainers, and employers-tell wrenching stories about ""trying to get ahead."" Spanning five cities over five years, this study convincingly |
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