The Cost of Being Poor : A Comparative Study of Life in Poor Urban Neighborhoods in Gary, Indiana.

Intro -- The Cost of Being Poor -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Structure vs. Agency and the Poor Urban Experience -- 1. The Economics of the Poor Urban Experience -- 2. Space Usage and Cost Differentials in Gary, Indiana: Counting the Costs -- 3. Differential Goods and Services to Feed a Family: Who Pays the Costs? -- 4. Differential Goods and Services to Clothe a Family: Who Pays the Costs? -- 5. A Tale of Three Families: Impracticality Costs -- 6. Sociopsychological Implications of Exposure to Poverty-related Constraints: Coping with the Costs -- Conclusion: A Thesis on the Poor Urban Experience: Validating Experiences -- Appendix -- Notes -- Introduction -- Chapter One -- Chapter Two -- Chapter Three -- Chapter Four -- Chapter Five -- Chapter Six -- Conclusion -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

Looks at the daily lives of poor people to demonstrate that the poor pay more than others, by both monetary and other measures, to meet basic needs.

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