Ehrenreich & Schulman/The Working Poor

Abstract: A 3 page essay that discusses excerpts from Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed and Beth Shulman's The Betrayal of Work, which the writer argues make similar and very persuasive arguments. Both of these authors present a picture of the working poor that contrasts sharply with the image of these workers in American contemporary culture. Examination of Ehrenreich's principal thesis shows that it is substantiated and supported by the facts listed by Shulman. Both authors indite the conception of the working poor as not only a lie, but a flagrant injustice that should be addressed. No bibliography is provided.

Filename: khwpoor.rtf

Pages: 3

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Catagory: Race, Politics & Society

Subcatagory: Sociology, Social Work, & Counseling

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