The cost of being poor [electronic resource] : a comparative study of life in poor urban neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana / Sandra L. Barnes.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barnes, Sandra L.
Language:English
Published: Albany : State University of New York Press, c2005.
Subjects:
Poor > Indiana > Gary.
Minorities > Indiana > Gary > Economic conditions.
Minorities > Indiana > Gary > Social conditions.
Poverty > Psychological aspects.
Gary (Ind.) > Economic conditions.
Gary (Ind.) > Social conditions.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2005 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
EBSCO eBooks: 2005 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2005 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Cost of Being Poor: A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban Neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana
Format: Electronic eBook
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.