Getting by on the minimum : the lives of working class women / Jennifer Johnson.

By:

Johnson, Jennifer, 1949-

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2002Description: 1 online resource (266 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781135298883
1135298882
041592801X
9780415928014

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Getting by on the minimumDDC classification:

305.48/9623/0973 22

LOC classification:

HQ1421 .J65 2002eb

Other classification:

71.68

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Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. The meaning of work and class -- 3. Life on the job -- 4. Can't get no satisfaction -- 5. What work means -- 6. Work (f)or family -- 7. The work of caring -- 8. Growing up poor in postwar America -- 9. Dropping out -- 10. What will I be -- 11. Getting by on the minimum.

Summary: Jennifer Johnson profiles the real-life stories of more than sixty women who have no college education, are married with kids, and earn an average of $16,000 per year, giving us an important window into a large, poorly understood segment of our society. Through the words of these women, Johnson captures the essence of women's working-class experience: from job stagnation, low self-esteem, and social isolation to camaraderie among coworkers, loyalty to one's roots, and even pride in a job well done. This book offers a study of the difference class makes in women's lives, as well as the problems, restrictions, and rewards common to all women.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-259) and index.

Jennifer Johnson profiles the real-life stories of more than sixty women who have no college education, are married with kids, and earn an average of $16,000 per year, giving us an important window into a large, poorly understood segment of our society. Through the words of these women, Johnson captures the essence of women's working-class experience: from job stagnation, low self-esteem, and social isolation to camaraderie among coworkers, loyalty to one's roots, and even pride in a job well done. This book offers a study of the difference class makes in women's lives, as well as the problems, restrictions, and rewards common to all women.

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