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 Sherman Library  HV4046.G37 B37 2005    AVAILABLE  
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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.
OCLC 55947989
ISBN 0791464679 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0791464687 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publisher Albany : State University of New York Press, [2005]
©2005
Description xiii, 275 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm.
LC Subject heading/s 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 Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.
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