No Shame in My Game

The Working Poor in the Inner City

Katherine S. Newman

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Vintage Books
15 April 2000

Sociology: work & labour

""Powerful and poignant.... Newman's message is clear and timely."" --The Philadelphia Inquirer

In No Shame in My Game, Harvard anthropologist Katherine Newman gives voice to a population for whom work, family, and self-esteem are top priorities despite all the factors that make earning a living next to impossible--minimum wage, lack of child care and health care, and a desperate shortage of even low-paying jobs. By intimately following the lives of nearly 300 inner-city workers and job seekers for two yearsin Harlem, Newman explores a side of poverty often ignored by media and politicians--the working poor.

The working poor find dignity in earning a paycheck and shunning the welfare system, arguing that even low-paying jobs give order to their lives. No Shame in My Game gives voice to a misrepresented segment of today's society, and is sure to spark dialogue over the issues surrounding poverty, working and welfare.

By: Katherine S. Newman
Imprint: Vintage Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 131mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 311g
ISBN: 9780375703799
ISBN 10: 0375703799
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 15 April 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katherine Newman is a professor at Harvard University.

Reviews for No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City

"""[Newman] balances the personal experience of her subjects with thorough reasearch, analysis, and ideas for policy reform but the stories of the people working for minimum wage are what stay with you."" --The New Yorker ""Extremely valuable...extremely engaging.""--The Denver Post"