{"product_id":"no-shame-in-my-game-the-working-poor-in-the-inner-city-9780375703799","title":"No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City","description":"\"Powerful and poignant.... Newman's message is clear and timely.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eNo Shame in My Game\u003c\/b\u003e, Harvard anthropologist Katherine Newman gives voice to a population for whom work, family, and self-esteem are top priorities despite all the factors that make earning a living next to impossible--minimum wage, lack of child care and health care, and a desperate shortage of even low-paying jobs. By intimately following the lives of nearly 300 inner-city workers and job seekers for two yearsin Harlem, Newman explores a side of poverty often ignored by media and politicians--the working poor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe working poor find dignity in earning a paycheck and shunning the welfare system, arguing that even low-paying jobs give order to their lives. \u003cb\u003eNo Shame in My Game\u003c\/b\u003e gives voice to a misrepresented segment of today's society, and is sure to spark dialogue over the issues surrounding poverty, working and welfare.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375703799\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.16h x 5.16w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert F. Kennedy Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Street Literature Book Award Medal (Slbam) - Honorable Mention","brand":"Katherine S. Newman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43799786291381,"sku":"9780375703799","price":17.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a1deb669-fb18-476f-b67e-028459889cdb.jpg?v=1711478439","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/no-shame-in-my-game-the-working-poor-in-the-inner-city-9780375703799","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}