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David K. Shipler - The Working Poor: Invisible In America

David K. Shipler - The Working Poor: Invisible In America
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The American Dream: A Raisin in the Sun

by bohdankot , Dec 07 '06
Pros: Shipler follows several families and individuals over an extended period of time.
Cons: Heartbreaking portraits of poverty.
The maxim of work hard and achieve your own version of the American Dream proves to be no longer the case for many in David K. Shipler’s The Working Poor. Shipler follows several families and individuals who are working, but barely able to ...
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A Wonderwork on Poverty

by deeblackthorne , Jan 13 '08
Pros: qualitative research, long-term research, writing style, compassion, high regard for subjects
Cons: none
The New York Times Book Review says, "This is clearly one of those seminal books that every American should read and read now." I would agree -- at least as a prolific add-on to any number of social science or humanities classes -- because ...
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