What is *No Shame in My Game* about?

*No Shame in My Game* by Katherine S. Newman explores the lives of low-wage workers in Harlem, challenging stereotypes about poverty and work ethic. Through interviews and fieldwork, it reveals how workers navigate economic instability, structural inequality, and social stigma while maintaining resilience and dignity. The book highlights survival strategies like resource-pooling and community networks, advocating for policy changes to support the working poor.

Who should read *No Shame in My Game*?

This book is essential for sociologists, policymakers, and anyone interested in urban poverty, labor markets, or social justice. Students studying economic inequality will gain nuanced insights into systemic barriers faced by low-wage workers, while general readers appreciate its humanizing narratives about often-overlooked communities.

Is *No Shame in My Game* worth reading?

Yes—Newman’s blend of rigorous research and compelling storytelling offers a groundbreaking perspective on poverty. It dispels myths about the “unmotivated poor” and provides actionable policy ideas, making it a vital resource for understanding socioeconomic challenges in urban America.

How does *No Shame in My Game* address race and poverty?

The book examines how systemic racism exacerbates economic marginalization for Black and Latino communities in Harlem. Newman highlights discriminatory hiring practices, unequal access to education, and cultural stereotypes that perpetuate cycles of poverty, while emphasizing workers’ agency despite these barriers.

What research methods did Katherine S. Newman use?

Newman conducted qualitative research through: - **300+ interviews** with fast-food workers and job seekers. - **Participant observation** in Harlem’s low-wage workplaces. - Longitudinal tracking of workers’ progress over years.

What survival strategies do workers use in the book?

Key strategies include: - **Resource-pooling**: Sharing housing, childcare, and income with kin. - **Informal labor**: Side jobs like hair braiding or car repairs. - **Community networks**: Leveraging local organizations for support.

What criticisms exist about *No Shame in My Game*?

While praised for its empathy, some critics note a reliance on anecdotal evidence over quantitative data. Others suggest deeper analysis of policy implementation could strengthen its arguments, though most acclaim its human-centered approach.

How does the book redefine “low-wage work”?

Newman reframes these jobs as **valid career pathways** requiring skill and dedication. Workers express pride in mastering tasks like inventory management or customer service, countering perceptions of “unskilled” labor.

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『仕事という誇り』の概要

『No Shame in My Game』において、ハーバード大学の人類学者キャサリン・ニューマンは、ハーレムで働く貧困層の親密な肖像を通して、貧困にまつわる神話を打ち砕いています。ロバート・F・ケネディ賞を受賞したこの驚くべき研究は、次のような問いを投げかけます。「なぜ私たちは、貧困の連鎖から抜け出そうと最も懸命に闘っている人々に、汚名を着せてしまうのでしょうか？」

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第1章

The Invisible Backbone of America's Economy

In the heart of Harlem, amidst what many academics describe as a "jobless ghetto," Katherine Newman observed something that challenged prevailing wisdom. While riding in a taxi down 125th Street one Monday morning in 1989, she witnessed thousands of people dressed for work, waiting at bus stops, entering subways, and walking purposefully to their jobs. This scene contradicted the dominant narrative of urban poverty focused solely on welfare dependency and unemployment. Newman's observation sparked a two-year study that would become "No Shame in My Game," a groundbreaking examination of America's working poor. The book has since become required reading in sociology programs nationwide, praised by figures from Robert Reich to William Julius Wilson for illuminating the invisible struggles of those who work full-time yet remain in poverty. Unlike many academic works, Newman's research resonated beyond university walls, influencing policy discussions about minimum wage, earned income tax credits, and welfare reform throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.

第2章

The Working Poor: America's Invisible Citizens

The working poor remain largely invisible in our national consciousness despite making up approximately 7.4 million Americans who work yet live below the poverty line. They don't provoke political outrage like welfare recipients, aren't represented by organized labor, and have few public figures championing their cause. Yet ignoring them endangers their children, who face higher risks of incomplete immunization, academic failure, delinquency, teen pregnancy, and reduced chances of economic success. These workers live perpetually on the edge - one paycheck away from welfare, one sick child away from unemployment, one missed payment from eviction. They share America's commitment to the work ethic, often making financial sacrifices to remain employed rather than accepting welfare. Their greatest asset is this shared value system - they don't need "reengineering" of their values; they need support to build on the advantages that working provides. The working poor disproportionately include young people, single parents, the undereducated, and minorities. Family structure strongly impacts poverty risk - families with two working spouses fare best, while single mothers experience poverty rates almost four times higher than married couples. Education dramatically affects poverty rates - 16 percent of high school dropouts are poor compared to just 2 percent of college graduates. Race compounds these disparities: white workers have significantly lower poverty rates (5.4%) than African-Americans (13.3%) or Hispanics (14.6%). Unlike the national stereotype of fast food workers as teenagers, 70% of Harlem's burger flippers are over nineteen, with 35% being well into adulthood (23+ years). This stands in stark contrast to nationwide figures where nearly three-quarters of fast food workers are twenty or younger. The age disparity reflects Harlem's depressed economy, where older people with fewer prospects "push down" into entry-level jobs. Contrary to stereotypes, Harlem's fast food workers show remarkable educational attachment. About 70% of the youngest workers (15-18) attend regular high school, with another 10% in alternative programs and 8% attending college. Even among 19-22 year olds, over half have completed high school or its equivalent. Their educational aspirations are striking - over half of the youngest workers expect to attend college, with African-Americans having higher educational goals than their Latino counterparts.

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第3章

The Struggle to Survive on Minimum Wage

For millions of entry-level workers, survival takes precedence over advancement. While welfare reform severely cut food stamp benefits, immigrant communities face particularly harsh conditions. Legal immigrants lost many benefits in 1997, despite paying the same taxes as citizens. In immigrant enclaves like Washington Heights, families rely on multiple wage earners, with elderly relatives providing childcare while receiving SSI and food stamps to make ends meet. Health problems create employment instability as parents juggle medical care with inflexible work schedules. For the working poor, taking children to doctors can mean job loss when employers don't accommodate medical needs. Elder care presents another burden - many elderly relatives worked in seasonal or under-the-table jobs, receiving minimal social security and requiring family support. Welfare reform pushes thousands of low-skilled women into an already saturated job market, worsening conditions for everyone. This creates downward wage pressure on the working poor, as employers have no incentive to raise wages with hundreds waiting in line for jobs. Welfare reform also restricts vital services the working poor depend on. Former welfare recipients receive priority for limited child care slots, leaving working poor families without options. For young workers at the bottom, education offers the best chance for mobility, as even fast food restaurants now demand high school diplomas. The City University of New York, once the gateway for minority and immigrant populations, ended its 129-year tuition-free policy in 1976. Now CUNY's community college students, mostly from households earning under $20,000, pay $2,500 annually. These increases pushed many poor students out of college just as studies showed tremendous employment and wage gains for graduates of CUNY's "open admissions" program.

第4章

Finding Work in America's Inner Cities

While suburban fast food restaurants display "Help Wanted" signs and struggle to find workers, central Harlem's job market presents a stark contrast. Jobs are so scarce that inner-city teenagers compete with desperate adults, facing 14:1 applicant-to-job ratios at fast food establishments. Nearly three-quarters of unsuccessful applicants remain unemployed a year later. This supply-demand imbalance depresses wages - Harlem workers earn minimum wage while the same jobs pay $7+ hourly in affluent areas. For many Harlem youth, minimum wage jobs provide escape routes from dangerous streets and financial independence. While these jobs cannot cover full living expenses, they allow young workers to contribute to household expenses and participate in youth culture. Inner-city teens spend earnings primarily on basic necessities rather than luxuries, with many turning over part of their pay to help sustain the household. In immigrant and working-poor families, survival depends on multiple workers pooling resources, with older children expected to contribute financially. Inner-city youth often begin working at remarkably young ages out of necessity. Tiffany started at age ten, bagging groceries for spare change to help feed her family in Bedford-Stuyvesant. By thirteen, now in foster care, she accessed government "summer youth" programs, working as a clerical assistant in a domestic violence office - learning valuable workplace skills despite challenges like the danger of having her paycheck stolen. The job search process in Harlem reveals that personal connections trump cold applications. Workers must carefully manage their networks, as vouching for unreliable friends can damage their own reputation. William benefits from his mother's nineteen-year work history and family connections, noting "it's not what you know, it's who you know." Michelle, a thirteen-year Burger Barn veteran, became cautious after recommending a cousin who was fired for stealing. These networks function as crucial filters in the employment system, especially in Harlem's challenging job market where unemployment rates double the citywide average.

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第5章

The Dignity of Work Despite Stigma

Fast food jobs carry profound stigma, epitomized by the derogatory term "McJob." These highly routinized positions lack autonomy and require workers to maintain cheerful deference regardless of customer behavior. In Harlem, Burger Barn employees regularly endure verbal abuse and disrespect from customers, particularly painful when coming from peers. Beyond workplace humiliation, employees face ridicule in their neighborhoods, with Stephanie and Tiffany describing the "crab down syndrome" where peers attempt to drag successful individuals back into failure. Burger Barn workers develop powerful moral defenses against job stigma by embracing traditional American values of work and self-sufficiency. When neighborhood peers mock their uniforms or wages, workers respond with dignity, finding strength in workplace culture that actively reinforces their worth. Managers and veteran employees create a supportive environment where they counsel new workers distressed by criticism. When Kimberly faced ridicule from friends, a Burger Barn veteran advised: "It's a job. You are making money... They sitting on the corner doing what they are doing." When inner-city youth join the workforce, they experience a profound transformation in their social lives as workplace relationships gradually replace neighborhood connections. For immigrant workers like Antonia from Santo Domingo, the job becomes a lifeline out of isolation: "All my friends are from work. Other than work, I don't have any more friends." As workers spend more time in structured employment, they internalize workplace culture-punctuality, dependability, regular schedules-which gradually displaces the "more irregular, episodic culture of the neighborhood and the streets." The workplace becomes a crucial source of romantic relationships for low-wage workers. During two years of research at Burger Barns in Harlem, the author witnessed numerous romances form and dissolve, including marriages. These relationships have significant implications for family formation patterns and child support. Take Kyesha Smith and Juan - though their relationship didn't last, their employment status enables them to contribute to their mothers' households and responsibly co-parent their son. Juan gives his mother fifty dollars weekly and regularly supports his child, viewing his Burger Barn job as essential to fulfilling his parental duties.

第6章

Education and Skills in the Low-Wage Economy

The chapter examines how education and employment interact for youth in poor communities, challenging conventional wisdom that teen employment necessarily harms educational outcomes. While national studies show students working more than 15-20 hours weekly tend to get lower grades, the reality for inner-city youth is more complex. For many Harlem teenagers, employment provides essential income that makes staying in school financially possible. Beyond financial benefits, jobs provide structure, discipline, and confidence that can transfer to academic settings. Despite scholarly concerns that youth from poor neighborhoods lack educational aspirations due to isolation and limited exposure to success stories, Burger Barn workers in Harlem demonstrate strong educational values. Contrary to "underclass" theories, about half already have high school diplomas (with half of those pursuing higher credentials), while most without diplomas are actively working toward them. Workers like Danielle, a single mother of five surviving on minimum wage, recognize education as their only path forward: "Getting an education is very important... That's the only way you can survive today." Fast food employment often enhances rather than detracts from educational commitment through several mechanisms. Managers actively monitor young employees' academic performance, creating a workplace culture that prioritizes education. They visit schools, host educational field trips, check report cards, provide tutoring, and even offer bonuses for good grades. Some withhold paychecks until after school hours to prevent truancy. For workers like Tawana, this oversight becomes motivational: "I don't think I could have made it [in school] without a job, because that was my inspiration." Working at Burger Barn teaches many young people precisely what they don't want to be doing when they're thirty. Most workers believe these jobs are "okay for kids" or acceptable for people in their early twenties, but no one wants to see crew workers there into their late twenties-even though this increasingly happens in Harlem's slack labor market. Nearly half of the working sample were over twenty-five, mostly earning minimum wage. Despite the common perception of fast food jobs as "skill-free," working at Burger Barn requires considerable expertise. Workers must master multiple tasks simultaneously: cooking various menu items, assembling orders correctly, following health regulations, and improvising when equipment fails. During rush hours, they coordinate complex information flows while maintaining speed and accuracy. Beyond technical skills, workers must carefully calibrate supply and demand - having enough food ready without generating waste that cuts into tight profit margins. The job demands remarkable "people skills" when dealing with difficult customers, and cross-cultural competence in multilingual, multiethnic workplaces.

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第7章

The Barriers to Upward Mobility

For low-wage workers, the struggle to advance beyond entry-level positions presents significant challenges. Despite developing competencies in their jobs, both employers and job-seekers fail to recognize these skills as transferable. Even with these skills acknowledged, the limited social networks of inner-city workers would make it difficult to leverage them into better opportunities. The gold standard for Burger Barn workers are government positions with benefits, pensions, and stability. Workers pursue both passive strategies like civil service exams and active approaches like applying at retail stores they perceive as higher status "clean" service jobs. However, racial barriers significantly hinder advancement opportunities. African-American applicants face heightened scrutiny and discrimination, with many reporting being passed over for white applicants with fewer qualifications. While Harlem's working poor universally value education as the key to escaping low-wage work, structural barriers prevent many from acting on these ambitions. Those with family support like David, a Haitian immigrant whose relatives provided housing and food, can invest their earnings in credentials. David completed a $4,000 trade school course in refrigeration and air-conditioning while working full shifts at Burger Barn, eventually tripling his income to $13 per hour. In contrast, workers like Ana must support immigrant families with their earnings, making educational advancement impossible despite their aspirations. Harlem's working poor have two types of social networks, neither particularly effective for upward mobility. The first consists of similarly situated friends in equivalent low-wage jobs who help with lateral movement between similar positions. The second network includes "vertical connections" - relatives with better jobs who often live outside the ghetto. However, these connections frequently fail to deliver upward mobility, as illustrated by Kyesha's family tree. While her grandmother was a mail carrier and other relatives held public sector jobs, these connections can't help her advance because government agencies are shrinking, not hiring.

第8章

The Hidden Strength of Family Values

Rosa Lee Cunningham, subject of Leon Dash's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, embodies end-of-century poverty. Having eight children by six absent fathers by age 24, she supported her family through waitressing, drug dealing, shoplifting, and eventually prostitution. Such powerful portraits have shaped public impressions of inner-city families. While the inner city has families like the Cunninghams, they represent a minority, albeit a visible one. On the other side are families embracing mainstream values, pushing their children toward better futures despite their own limited progress. Latoya's complicated family tree reveals the interdependence of the working poor. Though her diabetic mother lives in the Bronx and her father Alvin (a truck driver with alcohol problems) has been only sporadically present, Latoya forms a devoted band with her half-sisters Natasha and Stephanie. They look to Elizabeth (Lizzie), Alvin's longtime partner and domestic worker from Georgia, as their family's spiritual and practical head. Living within blocks of each other, the sisters attend church together and support one another practically. Latoya got Natasha a job at Burger Barn, where they've covered for each other for nearly five years. No one in Latoya's extended family network receives welfare; all adults work and children attend school. Yet because they're poor, these households function as one interconnected social system. Latoya and her sisters socialize together, organize surprise birthday celebrations for Lizzie, and join with cousins, aunts and uncles for holiday gatherings. Unlike middle-class Americans who value autonomy between adult siblings and generations, these families maintain intense daily connections out of both necessity and choice. Despite popular narratives about absent fathers in the ghetto, men remain vital presences in Harlem's working poor families. They may not fit census definitions of household members, but uncles, fathers, brothers, and boyfriends provide regular financial support and time to families they don't officially live with. Men like Jamal exemplify this commitment to family - despite working a low-status job sweeping floors at Burger Barn that requires a long bus commute, he supports his common-law wife Kathy. Salvador works two jobs to provide for his wife Carmen and daughter. Despite fast food work being portrayed as "the end of the line" in national media, young people in Harlem actively seek these jobs and find dignity in them. This drive to work comes from family values - the message that one cannot be whole without employment. Contrary to stereotypes, the work ethic is stronger in the inner city than in wealthy suburbs, with Harlem youth typically taking their first jobs between ages thirteen and fifteen. Remarkably, many working youth have parents who are unemployed or on welfare. Rather than following their parents' example, they consciously model themselves on the opposite path.

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第9章

Policy Solutions for Working Poverty

The working poor deserve our concern as citizens of a wealthy nation. They labor in essential jobs-changing hospital linens, cooking fast food, bagging groceries, cleaning floors-yet earn wages so low they remain below the poverty line even when working full-time. While tight labor markets help by drawing discouraged workers back and pushing employers past prejudices, several problems persist: unemployment statistics undercount those who've stopped looking for work, wage improvements remain modest despite the employment boom, and ghetto neighborhoods maintain stubbornly high jobless rates despite citywide improvements. While employer wage subsidy programs like the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (now the Work Opportunity Tax Credit) have shown mixed results nationally, they've proven effective in specific contexts. More significantly, the Earned Income Tax Credit directly helps working parents by reducing their tax burden. For minimum wage workers with two children, the EITC effectively adds $2 per hour-lifting about 4.5 million Americans above the poverty line. Despite periodic efforts to reduce it due to concerns about fraud and cost, expanding the EITC remains the cheapest, least bureaucratic method to ensure no full-time worker lives below the poverty line. America's post-war suburbanization created a "spatial mismatch" between job-rich suburbs and worker-rich urban centers. While some argue racial discrimination rather than geography is the primary barrier, programs addressing this gap show promise. The federal government invested $3.8 billion in "empowerment zones" for depressed urban centers. In central Harlem, part of one such zone, large chain stores are moving in, creating new jobs and competition that benefits local residents. The revitalized labor movement under AFL-CIO president John Sweeney could help lift low-wage workers out of poverty through increased union participation. While tight national labor markets make union organizing less risky, the low-wage sector remains notoriously difficult to organize due to part-time workers and saturated inner-city labor markets where employers can easily replace pro-union employees. Nevertheless, collective bargaining would significantly improve the lives of poor workers currently lacking basic benefits. Welfare reform has increased political support for child care investment, though supply remains far below demand. New York City subsidizes day care for 75,000 children-only 14% of those eligible under income guidelines-and needs to accommodate 35,600 more due to welfare changes. Working poor parents need reliable, affordable child care to remain employed, yet they're the least likely income group to receive assistance with these costs.

第10章

Creating Pathways Out of Poverty

Despite the potential merits of public employment programs, political realities suggest focusing on improving access to better-paid private sector jobs. The National Youth Apprenticeship Program at Chicago's Calumet High School transformed struggling students through concrete job opportunities. Selected by lottery from eighth-graders reading at third-to-sixth-grade levels, participants received guaranteed summer jobs at sixteen and managerial-track positions at eighteen with partners McDonald's, Hyatt, and Walgreen's. The program created a powerful support system - students attended special classes together, forming bonds around shared goals that improved attendance (98%), promotion rates (99%), and academic performance. Poor workers face significant disadvantages due to their lack of connections - they miss advance notice about job openings and lack references, even when they possess the necessary skills. Federal "summer youth" programs, originally designed as anticrime initiatives to keep young people occupied, have been underutilized as pathways to meaningful employment. These programs could be reimagined to build resumes and create connections to private-sector jobs rather than just providing "make-work" positions. To help Burger Barn workers advance beyond low-wage jobs, Newman proposes creating employer consortia that connect inner-city businesses with higher-paying employers. Entry-level employers would recommend their best workers-those with at least a year of reliable performance-to a special pool eligible for better jobs with consortium partners. These primary-sector employers would commit to hiring from this pool and providing training opportunities. This arrangement benefits everyone: inner-city workers gain access to better jobs, entry-level employers can attract workers with the promise of future mobility, and higher-paying businesses get pre-vetted employees. Some communities have suffered such devastating job losses and decay that only comprehensive neighborhood-level interventions will make a difference. Milwaukee's New Hope Project offers a promising saturation approach, providing unemployed adults with transitional community service jobs, health insurance assistance, childcare for low-income workers, help obtaining the EITC, and earnings supplements to lift workers above the poverty line. Two years after implementation in two central-city neighborhoods, 56% of participants were working full-time, with 83% in private sector jobs. San Antonio's Project Quest emerged when local religious leaders noticed increasing family disruption following plant closings. The program partners churches, employers, community colleges, and community centers to train unemployed high school graduates for in-demand jobs paying above $7.50/hour while providing comprehensive social supports. Between 1993-1995, over 800 enrolled, with most successfully entering good jobs, the military, apprenticeships, or completing education. Participants saw hourly earnings increase by $1.36-$2.42, weekly hours increase by 3.2-6.9, and annual earnings rise by $4,923-$7,457.

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第11章

Lives in Transition

Twenty-four-year-old Kyesha Smith has become a swing manager at Burger Barn after nine years, earning $6 per hour compared to her previous $5. Though she's taken this first step up the promotional ladder, she hasn't completed the manager certification training and shows little ambition for further advancement. She continues working two jobs - cleaning her housing project in the mornings and Burger Barn in afternoons and evenings. Her son Anthony, nearly five, attends a city-sponsored daycare program, though Kyesha worries his spot might be given to a welfare recipient's child. Despite compassionate supervisors at Burger Barn who give her time off when needed, Kyesha's advancement prospects are limited by her family obligations. Carmen has experienced significant positive changes since 1994. Now married with a healthy baby girl, she and her husband Salvador have both advanced professionally. Salvador was promoted from stocking shelves to night manager at Love's pharmacy, while Carmen works as a manager at Burger Barn on the morning shift. Carmen has returned to school, completing three semesters at Bronx Community College studying data processing. With her educational background as the daughter of a schoolteacher, Carmen has strategically plotted her path forward, leveraging her cultural capital and family support to build a promising future. Despite extensive efforts to locate him, Jamal has disappeared without a trace. His apartment is empty, former employers have no information about him, and the foster care agency that once had custody of his daughter claims no knowledge of the family's whereabouts. The researcher hopes Jamal and his common-law wife Kathy managed to relocate to Tallahassee as they had planned, escaping their poor neighborhood. Despite his difficult background as the son of a drug addict, Jamal showed tremendous potential and work ethic, demonstrating the inner-city culture's continued focus on the dignity of work despite meager rewards.

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『仕事という誇り』の主要テーマ

urban working poor
inner city employment
minimum wage survival
low wage mobility
welfare reform impact

『仕事という誇り』の名言

They don't need 'reengineering' of their values; they need support.
Survival takes precedence over advancement.
Health problems create employment instability.
It's not what you know, it's who you know.
Fast food jobs carry profound stigma.

『仕事という誇り』の登場人物

Katherine S. NewmanAuthor and sociologist who studied Harlem's poor
Robert ReichPublic figure who praised the book's research
William Julius WilsonSociologist who recognized the book's importance

著者について

『No Shame in My Game: The Working Poor in the Inner City』の著者であり、受賞歴を持つキャサリン・S・ニューマン（Katherine S. Newman）は、都市の貧困と経済的流動性に関する研究で名高い、著名な社会学者および学者です。

プリンストン大学の教授であり、マサチューセッツ大学システムの元教務総長（Provost）でもあるニューマンは、人類学的な厳密さと政策的知見を組み合わせ、低賃金労働者が直面する構造的な障壁を明らかにしています。彼女の著作は、コロンビア大学、ハーバード大学ケネディ・スクール、ジョンズ・ホプキンス大学での職務を通じて裏打ちされた、数十年にわたるフィールドワークに基づいています。

ニューマンの専門知識は労働経済学や社会的不平等にまで及び、それは『The Missing Class』や『Reskilling America』を含む8冊の著書に反映されています。これらの著作では、貧困に近い層の動態や労働力の転換について考察しています。NPRやPBSのコメンテーターとしても頻繁に活動しており、『No Shame in My Game』ではロバート・F・ケネディ・ブック・アワードとシドニー・ヒルマン賞を受賞し、貧困に関する公的議論を再構築したとして称賛されました。彼女の研究は国立科学財団やラッセル・セージ財団からの助成を受けており、社会政策の分野における権威を確固たるものにしています。

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第10章

仕事という誇り

概要『仕事という誇り』の概要

1冊の本。さまざまな聴き方。

The Invisible Backbone of America's Economy

The Working Poor: America's Invisible Citizens

聴きながら、すべての言葉を目で追えます

The Struggle to Survive on Minimum Wage

Finding Work in America's Inner Cities

『仕事という誇り』をもっと深く楽しむ

The Dignity of Work Despite Stigma

Education and Skills in the Low-Wage Economy

聴きながら、すべての言葉を目で追えます

The Barriers to Upward Mobility

The Hidden Strength of Family Values

『仕事という誇り』をもっと深く楽しむ

Policy Solutions for Working Poverty

Creating Pathways Out of Poverty

聴きながら、すべての言葉を目で追えます

Lives in Transition

『仕事という誇り』を最後まで読み終えました

『仕事という誇り』の主要テーマ

『仕事という誇り』の名言

『仕事という誇り』の登場人物

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The Invisible Backbone of America's Economy

The Working Poor: America's Invisible Citizens

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The Struggle to Survive on Minimum Wage

Finding Work in America's Inner Cities

『仕事という誇り』をもっと深く楽しむ

The Dignity of Work Despite Stigma

Education and Skills in the Low-Wage Economy

聴きながら、すべての言葉を目で追えます

The Barriers to Upward Mobility

The Hidden Strength of Family Values

『仕事という誇り』をもっと深く楽しむ

Policy Solutions for Working Poverty

Creating Pathways Out of Poverty

聴きながら、すべての言葉を目で追えます

Lives in Transition

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