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The cost of being poor : a comparative study of life in poor urban neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana

Title
The cost of being poor : a comparative study of life in poor urban neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana / Sandra L. Barnes.
Author
Barnes, Sandra L.
Publication
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.

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Description
xiii, 275 p. : ill., map; 23 cm.
Series Statement
SUNY series, the new inequalities
Subject
  • Poor > Indiana > Gary
  • Minorities > Indiana > Gary > Economic conditions
  • Minorities > Indiana > Gary > Social conditions
  • Poverty > Psychological aspects
  • Gary (Ind.) > Economic conditions
  • Gary (Ind.) > Social conditions
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and index.
Contents
Introduction : structure vs. agency and the poor urban experience -- The economics of the poor urban experience -- Space usage and cost differentials in Gary, Indiana : counting the costs -- Differential goods and services to feed a family : who pays the costs? -- Differential goods and services to clothe a family : who pays the costs? -- A tale of three families : impracticality costs -- Socio-psychological effects of daily exposure to poverty-related constraints : coping with the costs -- Conclusion : a thesis on the poor urban experience.
Call Number
JFE 05-6217
ISBN
  • 0791464679 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0791464687 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2004015670
OCLC
55947989
Author
Barnes, Sandra L.
Title
The cost of being poor : a comparative study of life in poor urban neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana / Sandra L. Barnes.
Imprint
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.
Series
SUNY series, the new inequalities
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and index.
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JFE 05-6217
Sc E 05-1321
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