The Cost Of Being Poor
Subtitle: A Comparative Study Of Life In Poor Urban Neighborhoods In Gary, Indiana (S U N Y Series on the New Inequalities)
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: August 30, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 275
ISBN-13: 9780791464687
Subjects: Poverty; Social groups & communities; Sociology - Urban; Minorities; Social Science; Sociology - General; Sociology; Indiana; Minority Studies - General; Economic conditions; Gary; Poor; Social conditions
First sentence: The topic of neighborhood poverty concentration effects can best be characterized as an overarching research framework in the study of urban poverty rather than a sociological theory in the strictest sense.
Description: "While the negative effects of urban poverty are well documented, the everyday experiences of urban residents are often absent or secondary in urban studies research. The Cost of Being Poor rectifies this problem by examining both the noneconomic and the often-overlooked economic costs faced by residents of poor urban neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana. Using census, regional, and local data, and in-depth interviews with the residents of Gary, Sandra L. Barnes argues that many people incur costs resulting from the dual dilemma of being poor and residing in a poor urban area. She explores how factors such as race/ethnicity, neighborhood type, and location influence residents' views, coping strategies, and unconventional approaches toward making ends meet. Well written and accessible, this study of Gary's poor urban neighborhoods offers broad findings that apply to other similarly impoverished Rust Belt cities."--Jacket.