Title
The Price of Poverty: Money, Work, and Culture in the Mexican American Barrio,Used
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
Drawing on two years of ethnographic fieldwork in two impoverished California communitiesone made up of recent immigrants from Mexico, the other of U.S.born Chicano citizensthis book provides an invaluable comparative perspective on Latino poverty in contemporary America. In northern Californias hightech Silicon Valley, author Daniel Dohan shows how recent immigrants get by on lowwage babysitting and dishcleaning jobs. In the housing projects of Los Angeles, he documents how families and communities of U.S.born Mexican Americans manage the social and economic dislocations of persistent poverty. Taking readers into worlds where public assistance, street crime, competition for lowwage jobs, and family, pride, and crosscultural experiences intermingle, The Price of Poverty offers vivid portraits of everyday life in these Mexican American communities while addressing urgent policy questions such as: What accounts for joblessness? How can we make sense of crime in poor communities? Does welfare hurt or help?
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.