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Author: Barbara Ehrenreich

📘 Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich

In "Nickel and Dimed," Barbara Ehrenreich immerses herself in the working‑class economy of the United States in the late 1990s. She takes on three low‑wage jobs in different regions of the country, living in cramped hotels, working as a call‑centre clerk, and then as a hotel maid. Through her experiences she exposes the difficulties of the minimum‑wage system, the scarcity of affordable housing, and the lack of benefits for unskilled laborers. Ehrenreich’s firsthand account highlights how the American welfare system and labor market disadvantage the working poor, illustrating the day‑to‑day challenges faced by many immigrants and low‑income workers. The book is a detailed sociological study of poverty, employment, and the socioeconomic divide in the U.S. economy.

First publish date: 2001

Genre: Education & Language/Education

Authors: Barbara Ehrenreich

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