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| List of Figures and Tables | ||
| Preface | ||
| Notes and Acknowledgments | ||
| Pt. I | Introduction | |
| 1 | Institutions of Poverty | 3 |
| 2 | Income Generation in the Barrios | 17 |
| Pt. II | Work | |
| 3 | The Job Market | 37 |
| 4 | The Experience of Low-Wage Work | 51 |
| 5 | Networks and Work | 70 |
| Pt. III | Crime | |
| 6 | Illegal Routines | 103 |
| 7 | The Consequences of Illegal Work | 130 |
| Pt. IV | Welfare | |
| 8 | Making Ends Meet | 159 |
| 9 | Making Welfare Stigma | 191 |
| Pt. V | Conclusion: Work, Crime, and Welfare | |
| 10 | The Price of Poverty | 215 |
| App.: Methods of This Study | 229 | |
| Notes | 249 | |
| Bibliography | 275 | |
| Index | 289 |
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reviewed The Price of Poverty: Money, Work, and Culture in the Mexican American Barrio on May 30, 2014
The Price of Poverty
Front Cover: Bleak, cold pic of an empty room and a door where you can't see beyond.
Back Cover: Reviews from journals such as the Washington Post & Library Journal. Includes author summary (professor at UC (Davis) in California.
Inside: Many accolades from people like Joyce Carol Oates & Journal of the Amer Medical Assn.
Topics: Hospitals, Rituals, History of how death has been perceived
Tone: Lofty, Intellectual (big words), Dense Text, Poems/Quotes Included
Content: This is not a practical guide for navigating hospitals and funeral homes, but rather an all encompassing overview of how various groups in the world handle this rite of passage.
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