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It´s Not Like I´m Poor: How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World
Sarah Halpern-Meekin
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Paperback. Drawing on interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. Num Pages: 304 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFFM; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 227 x 18. Weight in Grams: 426.
The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade welfare checks for low-wage jobs, their low earnings qualify them for a hefty check come tax time a combination of the earned income tax credit and other refunds. For many working parents this one check is like hitting the lottery, offering several months' wages as well as the hope of investing in a better future. Drawing on interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. However, ... Read more
The world of welfare has changed radically. As the poor trade welfare checks for low-wage jobs, their low earnings qualify them for a hefty check come tax time a combination of the earned income tax credit and other refunds. For many working parents this one check is like hitting the lottery, offering several months' wages as well as the hope of investing in a better future. Drawing on interviews with 115 families, the authors look at how parents plan to use this annual cash windfall to build up savings, go back to school, and send their kids to college. However, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520275355
SKU
V9780520275355
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About Sarah Halpern-Meekin
Sarah Halpern-Meekin is Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Wisconsin--Madison. Kathryn Edin is Distinguished Bloomberg Professor in the Department of Sociology and the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. She is the coauthor of Doing the Best I Can: Fatherhood in the Inner City, Promises I Can Keep: Why Poor ... Read more
Reviews for It´s Not Like I´m Poor: How Working Families Make Ends Meet in a Post-Welfare World
"Humanizes the working poor in an unforgettable way." The Kansas City Star "An important contribution to poverty policy scholarship."
Vanessa D. Wells Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare "It's Not Like I'm Poor inspires one to wonder whether there are existing educational interventions that, with changes to their delivery method, might lead to better experiences and outcomes for children ... Read more
Vanessa D. Wells Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare "It's Not Like I'm Poor inspires one to wonder whether there are existing educational interventions that, with changes to their delivery method, might lead to better experiences and outcomes for children ... Read more