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Ehrenreich, Barbara Nickel-and-dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America 2001 Book Exploitation, Poverty, Economics, Employment, Working Poor Unequal Pay, Gendered Work, Social Welfare, Sociology, Ethnography, American Context, Poverty, Unskilled Labor, Class Division
Citation Ehrenreich, Barbara 2001 Book Unequal Pay Gendered Work Social Welfare Sociology Ethnography American Context Poverty Unskilled Labor Class Division Exploitation Poverty Economics Employment Working Poor

Nickel-and-dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America

by Ehrenreich, Barbara (2001)

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Unequal Pay, Gendered Work, Social Welfare, Sociology, Ethnography, American Context, Poverty, Unskilled Labor, Class Division

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Exploitation, Poverty, Economics, Employment, Working Poor

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