- Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 275 p.) : ill., map.
- Series Statement
- SUNY series, the new inequalities
- Uniform Title
- Cost of being poor (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Cost of being poor (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-262) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- 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.
- LCCN
- 2004015670
- OCLC
- ssj0000131176
- Author
Barnes, Sandra L.
- Title
The cost of being poor [electronic resource] : 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.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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