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This 10 page paper reviews two books: No Shame in My Game by Katherine Newman and The War Against the Poor by Herbert Gans. Newman discusses the working poor. Three examples from Newman are provided in the essay. The issue of unionizing low-wage earners is also discussed. Gans thoughts are discussed and explained, along with a critique of the work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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hard in minimum wage jobs, usually without any benefits and no matter how hard they work, they still remain poor. The working poor is not comprised of any one
group, such as an age group, a racial group, an ethnic group. They are a mix. Contrary to popular thought that minimum wage workers are teenagers or women, more than
half (60 percent) are men (Newman, 1999, p. 42). The working poor are not only fast-food workers, the group is disparate in their jobs. Newman reports that in 1996, 21.8
percent of those working in any kind of household service lived in poverty (Newman, 1999, p. 42). Household service includes child care workers, cooks, and housekeepers. Another 13.2 percent of
the working poor are employed as hairdressers, waitresses, bartenders and dental assistants (Newman, 1999, p. 42). Yet another 8 percent are employed as laborers, operators and fabricators (Newman, 1999, p.
42). Some earn more than the minimum wage but not enough to raise them above the poverty line. Those most likely to live poverty are single parents, more so for
single mothers than single fathers, minorities and those with little education. The group most likely to be poor is young black women. And, about half of the working poor have
no health benefits at all, they earn too much for Medicaid and they cannot possibly buy health insurance. Another dilemma is that the working poor do not earn enough to
pay for child care. Many are one paycheck away from becoming homeless. Each of the 300 people Newman interviewed and studied had different circumstances. There was Kyesha, for instance,
who lived at home, who started working for Burger Barn when she was 14 by lying about her age, who received encouragement at work and who had been employed there
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