Author: Faith Moors WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cost and standard of living
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Money Disbursements of Wage Earners and Clerical Workers in Eight Cities in the East North Central Region, 1934-36
Author: Faith Moors WilliamsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cost and standard of living
Languages : en
Pages : 462
Book Description
Pursuing Happiness
Author: Stanley LebergottPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400863260
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 203
Book Description
Whether watching baseball or undergoing heart surgery, Americans have bought a variety of goods and services to achieve happiness. Here is a provocative look at what they have chosen to purchase. Stanley Lebergott maintains that the average consumer has behaved more reasonably than many distinguished critics of "materialism" have suggested. He sees consumers seeking to make an uncertain and often cruel world into a pleasanter and more convenient place--and, for the most part, succeeding. With refreshing common sense, he reminds us of what many "luxuries" have meant, especially for women: increased income since 1900 has been used largely to lighten the backbreaking labor once required by household chores. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Making Choices, Making Do
Author: Lois Rita HelmboldPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1978826451
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Making Choices, Making Do is a comparative study of Black and white working-class women’s survival strategies during the Great Depression. Based on analysis of employment histories and Depression-era interviews of 1,340 women in Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and South Bend and letters from domestic workers, Lois Helmbold discovered that Black women lost work more rapidly and in greater proportions. The benefits that white women accrued because of structural racism meant they avoided the utter destitution that more commonly swallowed their Black peers. When let go from a job, a white woman was more successful in securing a less desirable job, while Black women, especially older Black women, were pushed out of the labor force entirely. Helmbold found that working-class women practiced the same strategies, but institutionalized racism in employment, housing, and relief assured that Black women worked harder, but fared worse. Making Choices, Making Do strives to fill the gap in the labor history of women, both Black and white. The book will challenge the limits of segregated histories and encourage more comparative analyses.
Monthly Labor Review
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor laws and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 1700
Book Description
Monthly Labor Review
Author: United States. Bureau of Labor StatisticsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Labor
Languages : en
Pages : 1628
Book Description
Publishes in-depth articles on labor subjects, current labor statistics, information about current labor contracts, and book reviews.
Catalogue of the Public Documents of the [the Fifty-third] Congress [to the 76th Congress] and of All Departments of the Government of the United States
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Author: United States. Superintendent of DocumentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 3208
Book Description
Catalogue of the Public Documents of the ... Congress and of All Departments of the Government of the United States for the Period from ... to ...
Author: United States. Superintendent of DocumentsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 3208
Book Description
Miscellaneous Bulletins on Cost and Standard of Living, United States
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cost and standard of living
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Circular
Author: Circular - United States Department of Agriculture
Author: United States. Dept. of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 858
Book Description