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Abandoned in the Heartland : Work, Family, and Living in East St. Louis / / Jennifer Hamer
| Abandoned in the Heartland : Work, Family, and Living in East St. Louis / / Jennifer Hamer |
| Autore | Hamer Jennifer |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 244 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 305.5/620977389 |
| Collana | The George Gund Foundation imprint in African American studies |
| Soggetto topico |
Working class - East Saint Louis - Illinois
African Americans - Illinois - East Saint Louis Sociology & Social History Social Sciences Social Conditions |
| Soggetto non controllato |
african american culture
american suburbs changing city city centers city services collapsing infrastructure contemporary america courage crime dangerous environment dead end jobs east st louis fortitude illinois industrial suburbs isolated city jobs protecting children quality schools searching for meaning toxic unemployment urban poverty working class |
| ISBN |
1-283-27842-1
9786613278425 0-520-95017-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- CHAPTER ONE. In America's Heartland -- CHAPTER TWO. East St. Louisans and Their Cars -- CHAPTER THREE. Work and Meaning in a Jobless Suburb -- CHAPTER FOUR. Hustling, Clean and Dirty -- CHAPTER FIVE. "Around here, women never get done workin' " -- CHAPTER SIX. "Gotta protect my own" -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Cost of Abandonment -- Epilogue. Obama and East St. Louis -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781207503321 |
Hamer Jennifer
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Backlash against welfare mothers [[electronic resource] ] : past and present / / Ellen Reese
| Backlash against welfare mothers [[electronic resource] ] : past and present / / Ellen Reese |
| Autore | Reese Ellen <1969-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.5/568/0973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Public welfare - United States - History
Welfare recipients - Employment - United States Aid to families with dependent children programs Single mothers - Government policy - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
1940s
20th century african americans america american society american welfare antiwelfare campaigns black americans chicanos contemporary america demographic studies ethnographers ethnography historical perspective low income families motherhood mothers nonfiction parenting political history politicians puerto ricans racism safety net welfare culture welfare history welfare opposition welfare policies welfare system working class families |
| ISBN |
1-282-77184-1
9786612771842 0-520-93871-2 1-59875-520-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Dreams deferred, broken families, and hardship : the impacts of welfare reform -- Attacking welfare, promoting work and marriage : continuity and change in welfare opposition -- The first welfare backlash (1945/1979) -- The 1950s welfare backlash and federal complicity -- Explaining the postwar rise of welfare opposition -- The Southern welfare backlash : Georgia and Kentucky -- The Northern and Western welfare backlashes : California and New York -- Setting the stage : the failures of liberal innovation -- The contemporary welfare backlash (1980/2004) -- The rise of the Republican right and new Democrats -- Business interests, conservative think tanks, and the assault on welfare -- The contemporary welfare backlash, 1980/2004 -- Rebuilding the welfare state : forging a new deal for working families. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783311603321 |
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Reese Ellen <1969->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2005 | ||
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How the other half works [[electronic resource] ] : immigration and the social organization of labor / / Roger Waldinger and Michael I. Lichter
| How the other half works [[electronic resource] ] : immigration and the social organization of labor / / Roger Waldinger and Michael I. Lichter |
| Autore | Waldinger Roger David |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.6/2/097949409049 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | LichterMichael Ira <1960-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Foreign workers - California - Los Angeles County
Employer attitude surveys - California - Los Angeles County Immigrants - Social networks - California - Los Angeles County Unskilled labor - California - Los Angeles County |
| Soggetto non controllato |
career
civic class issues contemporary america historians historical history immigrant experience immigrants immigration labor and culture labor issues labor organizations labor studies los angeles migrant workers modern economy modern history nonfiction political science political race and class social issues social studies sociology students and teachers survey textbooks unskilled immigrants unskilled workers workforce |
| ISBN |
1-282-35954-1
1-59734-664-0 0-520-93617-5 9786612359545 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What Employers Want -- 3. Doing the Job -- 4. The Language of Work -- 5. Network, Bureaucracy, and Exclusion -- 6. Social Capital and Social Closure -- 7. Bringing the Boss Back In -- 8. Whom Employers Want -- 9. "Us" and "Them" -- 10. Diversity and Its Discontents -- 11. Black/Immigrant Competition -- 12. Conclusion -- Appendix: The Local Context -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783080203321 |
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Waldinger Roger David
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| Berkeley, Calif., : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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The price of poverty [[electronic resource] ] : money, work, and culture in the Mexican-American barrio / / Daniel Dohan
| The price of poverty [[electronic resource] ] : money, work, and culture in the Mexican-American barrio / / Daniel Dohan |
| Autore | Dohan Daniel <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9794/74/00896872 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mexican Americans - California - San Jose - Economic conditions
Mexican Americans - California - East Los Angeles - Economic conditions Urban poor - California - San Jose Urban poor - California - East Los Angeles Hispanic American neighborhoods - California |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american citizens
barrios california chicano citizens class differences contemporary america cross cultural experiences ethnographers ethnographic study fieldwork financial concerns impoverished communities latino poverty latinos los angeles low wage jobs mexican american communities mexican american culture mexican americans mexican immigrants modern history money and culture poverty public assistance recent immigrants regional survey silicon valley work culture working class |
| ISBN |
1-282-35973-8
0-520-93727-9 1-59734-831-7 9786612359736 |
| Classificazione | MS 3530 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Institutions of poverty -- Income generation in the barrios -- The job market -- The experience of low-wage work -- Networks and work -- Illegal routines -- The consequences of illegal work -- Making ends meet -- Making welfare stigma -- The price of poverty. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450289903321 |
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Dohan Daniel <1965->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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The price of poverty [[electronic resource] ] : money, work, and culture in the Mexican-American barrio / / Daniel Dohan
| The price of poverty [[electronic resource] ] : money, work, and culture in the Mexican-American barrio / / Daniel Dohan |
| Autore | Dohan Daniel <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (317 p.) |
| Disciplina | 330.9794/74/00896872 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mexican Americans - California - San Jose - Economic conditions
Mexican Americans - California - East Los Angeles - Economic conditions Urban poor - California - San Jose Urban poor - California - East Los Angeles Hispanic American neighborhoods - California |
| Soggetto non controllato |
american citizens
barrios california chicano citizens class differences contemporary america cross cultural experiences ethnographers ethnographic study fieldwork financial concerns impoverished communities latino poverty latinos los angeles low wage jobs mexican american communities mexican american culture mexican americans mexican immigrants modern history money and culture poverty public assistance recent immigrants regional survey silicon valley work culture working class |
| ISBN |
1-282-35973-8
0-520-93727-9 1-59734-831-7 9786612359736 |
| Classificazione | MS 3530 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Institutions of poverty -- Income generation in the barrios -- The job market -- The experience of low-wage work -- Networks and work -- Illegal routines -- The consequences of illegal work -- Making ends meet -- Making welfare stigma -- The price of poverty. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783200903321 |
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Dohan Daniel <1965->
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| Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2003 | ||
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Theater in a crowded fire : ritual and spirituality at Burning Man / / Lee Gilmore
| Theater in a crowded fire : ritual and spirituality at Burning Man / / Lee Gilmore |
| Autore | Gilmore Lee <1969-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvi, 237 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 394.2509793/54 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ritual - Nevada - Black Rock Desert
Festivals - United States |
| Soggetto non controllato |
america
american culture american festivals american media art black rock desert burners burning man communal bonding community contemporary america demographic studies desert setting effigy ethnographers ethnography festival culture festival events festival space fire historical illustrated mecca modern history nevada nonfiction pilgrimage self expression spiritual journey spiritual rituals spirituality transformation |
| ISBN |
1-282-77275-9
9786612772757 0-520-94553-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Into the Zone -- Chapter 2. "Spiritual, but Not Religious"? -- Chapter 3. Ritual without Dogma -- Chapter 4. Desert Pilgrimage -- Chapter 5. Media Mecca -- Chapter 6. Burn-a-lujah! -- Appendix 1. Demography: The Face of the Festival -- Appendix 2. On-Line Survey -- Appendix 3. Burning Man Organization Mission Statement -- Notes -- Bibliography -- DVD Contents -- Credits -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784956903321 |
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Gilmore Lee <1969->
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| Berkeley, Calif. : , : University of California Press, , 2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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