| Description |
1 online resource (198 p.) |
| Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Dedication and Funding Acknowledgments -- 1. Hard Work Hasn't Been Paying Off: Creating Real Opportunity for Millions of Workers -- 2. The Whir of Machines: Manufacturing, Construction, and Printing Jobs, 1980s to Today | Interviews: Tisha, Joseph, Randy, Kevin -- 3. The Big Shift from Manufacturing Jobs to Service Jobs: Clerical Work, 1980s to Today | Interviews: Roselyn, Kenya, Vanessa, Fatima, Helena, Wendy, Loretta, Isabell, Ayesha, Shannon, Susan |
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4. In Sickness and in Health: Healthcare Training and Jobs, 1980s to Today | Interviews: Laquita, Faith, Ebony, Tasha, Shanquitta, Annie, Martina -- 5. Can I Help You? Work in the Retail Trades, 1980s to Today | Interviews: Noel, Joseph, Hard Working Blessed, Michelle, Shanquitta, Tamicka, Adele, Tom -- 6. Homes, Buildings, Cars: Real Estate, Architecture, and Automotive Service Work in the 2000s | Interviews: Alex, John, George -- 7. Turning Struggles into Flourishing: Creating Real Opportunity through Compensated Civil Labor -- Appendix: The People and the Research -- References -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781439922385 |
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1439922381 |
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