LEADER 03126nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910450834203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-09404-8 010 $a9786611094041 010 $a1-59213-357-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000339862 035 $a(EBL)298871 035 $a(OCoLC)437182577 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000185804 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182797 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000185804 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10210573 035 $a(PQKB)10638172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC298871 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse15527 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL298871 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180185 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL109404 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000339862 100 $a20051208d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aJobs aren't enough$b[electronic resource] $etoward a new economic mobility for low-income families /$fRoberta Rehner Iversen, Annie Laurie Armstrong 210 $aPhiladelphia, PA $cTemple University Press$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (297 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-356-8 311 $a1-59213-355-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [257]-276) and index. 327 $aAre 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. 330 $aThis 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, merit 606 $aWorking class$zUnited States 606 $aPoor families$zUnited States 606 $aCity dwellers$zUnited States 606 $aSocial mobility$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xSocial policy$y1993- 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorking class 615 0$aPoor families 615 0$aCity dwellers 615 0$aSocial mobility 676 $a305.5/130973 700 $aIversen$b Roberta Rehner$0990791 701 $aArmstrong$b Annie Laurie$f1950-$0990792 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450834203321 996 $aJobs aren't enough$92267100 997 $aUNINA