The Cost Of Being Poor: A Comparative Study Of Life In Poor Urban Neighborhoods In Gary, Indiana

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Summary

Sandra L. Barnes is Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Purdue University.

List of Illustrations	ix
List of Tables	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction: Structure vs. Agency and the Poor Urban Experience	1	(10)
Chapter 1. The Economics of the Poor Urban Experience	11	(20)
Chapter 2. Space Usage and Cost Differentials in Gary, Indiana: Counting the Costs	31	(36)
Chapter 3. Differential Goods and Services to Feed a Family: Who Pays the Costs?	67	(28)
Chapter 4. Differential Goods and Services to Clothe a Family: Who Pays the Costs?	95	(26)
Chapter 5. A Tale of Three Families: Impracticality Costs	121	(44)
Chapter 6. Sociopsychological Implications of Exposure to Poverty-related Constraints: Coping with the Costs	165	(26)
Conclusion: A Thesis on the Poor Urban Experience: Validating Experiences	191	(26)
Appendix	217	(10)
Notes	227	(22)
References	249	(14)
Index	263