03091nam 2200673Ia 450 991081171230332120240410142943.01-281-09404-897866110940411-59213-357-6(CKB)1000000000339862(EBL)298871(OCoLC)437182577(SSID)ssj0000185804(PQKBManifestationID)11182797(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185804(PQKBWorkID)10210573(PQKB)10638172(MdBmJHUP)muse15527(Au-PeEL)EBL298871(CaPaEBR)ebr10180185(CaONFJC)MIL109404(MiAaPQ)EBC298871(EXLCZ)99100000000033986220051208d2006 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrJobs aren't enough toward a new economic mobility for low-income families /Roberta Rehner Iversen, Annie Laurie Armstrong1st ed.Philadelphia, PA Temple University Press20061 online resource (297 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59213-356-8 1-59213-355-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-276) and index.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.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 demonstrates that prevailing ideas about opportunity, meritWorking classUnited StatesPoor familiesUnited StatesCity dwellersUnited StatesSocial mobilityUnited StatesUnited StatesSocial policy1993-Working classPoor familiesCity dwellersSocial mobility305.5/130973Iversen Roberta Rehner1638717Armstrong Annie Laurie1950-1638718MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811712303321Jobs aren't enough3981326UNINA