{"product_id":"9780375703799","title":"No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Powerful and poignant.... Newman's message is clear and timely.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eNo Shame in My Game\u003c\/b\u003e, Harvard anthropologist Katherine Newman gives voice to a population for whom work, family, and self-esteem are top priorities despite all the factors that make earning a living next to impossible—minimum wage, lack of child care and health care, and a desperate shortage of even low-paying jobs. By intimately following the lives of nearly 300 inner-city workers and job seekers for two yearsin Harlem, Newman explores a side of poverty often ignored by media and politicians—the working poor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe working poor find dignity in earning a paycheck and shunning the welfare system, arguing that even low-paying jobs give order to their lives. \u003cb\u003eNo Shame in My Game\u003c\/b\u003e gives voice to a misrepresented segment of today's society, and is sure to spark dialogue over the issues surrounding poverty, working and welfare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012791386352,"sku":"9780375703799","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375703799_p0.jpg?v=1763691408","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375703799","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}