The Cost of Being Poor - A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban Neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana

Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.

About the author

Sandra L. Barnes is Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Purdue University

Product details

• Authors: Sandra L Barnes, Sandra L. Barnes, Barnes Sandra L.
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.07.2005
• EAN: 9780791464687
• ISBN: 978-0-7914-6468-7
• No. of pages: 289
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 408 g
• Series: Suny Series, the New Inequalit; SUNY series, The New Inequalities
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, Social groups, Poverty & unemployment, Poverty and precarity, Social groups, communities and identities