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UNINA9910777547703321 |
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Autore |
Barnes Sandra L |
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Titolo |
The cost of being poor [[electronic resource] ] : a comparative study of life in poor urban neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana / / Sandra L. Barnes |
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Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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0-7914-8320-7 |
1-4237-4766-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (290 p.) |
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Collana |
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SUNY series, the new inequalities |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Minorities - Indiana - Gary - Economic conditions |
Minorities - Indiana - Gary - Social conditions |
Poor - Indiana - Gary |
Poverty - Psychological aspects |
Gary (Ind.) Economic conditions |
Gary (Ind.) Social conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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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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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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