The price of poverty : money, work, and culture in the Mexican American barrio /

The price of poverty : money, work, and culture in the Mexican American barrio /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dohan, Daniel, 1965-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2003]
Subjects:
Mexican Americans > California > San Jose > Economic conditions.
Mexican Americans > California > East Los Angeles > Economic conditions.
Urban poor > California > San Jose.
Urban poor > California > East Los Angeles.
Hispanic American neighborhoods > California > Case studies.
San Jose (Calif.) > Economic conditions.
East Los Angeles (Calif.) > Economic conditions.
San Jose (Calif.) > Ethnic relations.
East Los Angeles (Calif.) > Ethnic relations.
Table of Contents:
  • Institutions of poverty
  • Income generation in the barrios
  • The job market
  • The experience of low-wage work
  • Networks and work
  • Illegal routines
  • The consequences of illegal work
  • Making ends meet
  • Making welfare stigma
  • The price of poverty.